QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11332)
The quoted text is Executive Order No. 194 (24 February 2000). It amends/repeals General Order Nos. 7, 7-A, 7-B, and 7-C, changing rules on who may possess and carry firearms, limiting or removing prior restrictions on number/types, and requiring permits for carrying outside residence.
It repealed General Order Nos. 7 (23 September 1972), 7-A (30 September 1972), 7-B (17 January 1973), and 7-C (21 February 1973).
Only officers and men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and police officers in the actual performance of their official mission or duty were allowed to carry firearms outside their residence.
NBI agents could carry firearms outside residence while in the actual performance of official mission or duty, including certain guards; however, they had to carry firearms only within the premises of the prison/jail and/or while escorting prisoners.
It allowed AFP officers and enlisted personnel in active service to hold under license a maximum of one (1) low-powered rifle and one (1) sidearm of any type or caliber, with limits on the number of firearms and regulation of gun club operations.
They could hold under license only one (1) low powered rifle and one (1) sidearm not higher than caliber .45 pistol.
Yes. It states that all citizens of the Philippines may possess firearms of any type and/or caliber, but conditioned that the firearms are not classified as crew-served weapons (CSWs), light anti-tank weapons (LAWs), LMGs, anti-tank and anti-personnel recoilless rifles, bazookas, etc., and that they are test-fired for ballistics, properly stenciled, and licensed.
It signals that certain high-capacity/heavy or military-grade weapon categories are excluded from the privilege to possess under the EO; these weapon classes cannot be acquired/possessed under the EO’s broad grant and would remain prohibited or restricted by other applicable laws/regulations.
Only uniformed personnel of the PNP, officers and enlisted personnel of the AFP, and agents of the NBI are authorized to carry their licensed firearms outside residence while in the actual performance of official mission/duty.
They must apply for a Permit to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFORs) to avail of the privilege.
Uniformed PNP/AFP/NBI personnel may carry outside residence when actually performing official duty. Other license holders must obtain PTCFORs; they cannot automatically carry outside residence just because they hold a firearm license.
Section 4 orders the PNP to issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the EO.
It repeals or modifies all orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the EO.
It cites Section 887 as an existing legal basis for firearm possession for personal protection/hunting/lawful purposes, requiring any person to apply for licenses to possess firearms and/or ammunition.
It indicates that those prior regulatory schemes were superseded by the EO’s new framework, affecting eligibility, possession limits, and possibly gun club operations—subject to later PNP regulations and other governing firearms laws.
It took effect immediately upon issuance (24 February 2000). For students, it implies that the amended/repealed rules began applying right away, subject to subsequent implementing rules by the PNP.
It broadly removes earlier type/caliber limits for ordinary citizens, but still preserves a carve-out for certain heavy/military weapon classifications, meaning ordinary citizens can possess many firearms as long as they are not in excluded categories and comply with licensing/testing/stenciling requirements.
The firearm must be test-fired for ballistics and properly stenciled, in addition to being properly licensed.