PNoy files personal exemption from gun ban — Comelec exec

President Aquino has applied for a personal exemption from the gun ban during the election period, a poll official said Thursday. Commissioner Elias Yusoph, head of the Comelec gun ban committee, said the Comelec en banc will deliberate whether to grant the exemption or not. "He has the PSG and he is the president. He does not need to have a personal exemption. He has the PSG and he has his bodyguards," Yusoph said. The gun ban begins on Sunday, Jan. 13, which also signals the start of the election period. The election period ends June 12.

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