A policeman (left) checks a motorist's identification card at a Comelec checkpoint along East Avenue, Quezon City Monday (January 10)
With the start of the "election period" last Sunday (January 9), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have set up checkpoints along the country's major roads to ensure the proper implementation of the gun ban imposed by the Comelec.