QuestionsQuestions (QRCGC ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 10)
They may surrender within a period of one (1) year from the date the Act takes effect, without incurring criminal liability.
No. The Act expressly states that the surrender provision should not be interpreted to exempt liability for persons found within the period making use of the firearm/ammunition or carrying them on their person except for the purpose of surrendering them.
Possession alone may be covered for surrender without liability, but the Act denies exemption if they use or carry them except for the purpose of surrendering.
RA 482 does not affect any case pending in court on the date of the passage of the Act for violation of existing laws on firearms and ammunition.
The Secretary of National Defense.
The Act states that the Secretary of National Defense shall designate the officers who shall receive them.
They must be turned over and deposited with the Philippine Constabulary.
Yes. For purposes of the Act, “firearms” and “ammunition” shall include the types enumerated in Section 2 (through reference to the types enumerated in Section two as the Act indicates).
Seventy-five pesos (Php 75.00).
Twenty-five pesos (Php 25.00).
Serviceable firearms receive a higher amount than non-serviceable firearms, as shown throughout the schedule (with separate values for each condition).
A serviceable U.S. Hand Grenade is paid at five pesos (Php 5.00), and the schedule states “None” for non-serviceable.
Ten centavos (Php 0.10) for serviceable categories as stated for ammunition in the “Miscellaneous Weapons” schedule, with five centavos (Php 0.05) indicated for non-serviceable.
Persons who surrender covered unlicensed firearms and ammunition within the one-year period receive payment based on the Act’s schedule, subject to rules on surrender and payment issued by the Secretary of National Defense.
The sum necessary shall be taken from the savings realized from appropriations for the Department of National Defense.