MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday ordered radio broadcaster Erwin Tulfo to surrender his firearms following the expiration of his license to own and possess firearms (LTOPF) last month.
PNP spokesman police Colonel Bernard Banac said Tulfo was informed about his expired LTOPF through a notice sent to his last known address.
“The Philippine National Police has ordered for the recall or temporary safekeeping of the firearms of Erwin Tulfo in as much as the license to own and possess firearms of Mr. Erwin Tulfo has already expired,” Banac said.
“If the LTOPF is already expired, then there is no more reason for an individual to keep the firearms even if these firearms are still valid, if the licenses are valid. They need to be surrendered for temporary safekeeping,” he added.
Banac said the LTOPF of the other Tulfo brothers are still valid.
The PNP was directed to remove the security escorts of the Tulfos after Erwin publicly berated retired general and incumbent Department of Social Welfare and Development secretary Rolando Bautista for supposedly not being easily reachable for an interview. /PN
