SAFE ELECTIONS. Negros Oriental provincial police director Col. Germano Mallari (right) reassures the public that the Comelec, police, and military are doing its best to ensure a safe, honest, and peaceful elections on May 9. He asked the people to cooperate with authorities and report any activities that may disrupt the polls. (File photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - A total of 28 individuals were arrested in Negros Oriental for illegal possession of firearms in relation to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ban on firearms and deadly weapons. A report of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) on Thursday said the violations were recorded between January 9 and April 23. The Comelec gun ban in relation to the May 9 national and local elections is in effect from January 9 to June 8. The violators were arrested mostly during police operations and at joint Comelec-police-military checkpoints. Complaints for violation of Republic Act 10591 (Comprehensive Firear