Total gun ban during Dinagyang 2012, Chinese New Year

Iloilo city police office will recommend to CSupt. Cipriano Querol Jr., chief of PNP regional office in Western Visayas a total gun ban during the Dinagyang Festival and Chinese New year next month. Querol, on the other hand, will recommend to Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and PNP chief Gen. Nicanor Bartolome, the total gun ban in this city for the period January 15-30, 2012 in time for the Dinagyang Festival and Chinese New Year celebration. Dinagyang 2012 will start it first activity on Friday, December 16, 2011 through a “Pamukaw” parade to be participated by ati-atihan and kasadyahan groups for a month-long celebration. The festival highlights will be on January 21-22, 2012 with more than one million persons expected to see the festival performances in the city. The Chinese...

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