The Eastern Police District (EPD) said Sunday that a total of 84 people were arrested in the eastern part of Metro Manila for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban since its full implementation last Jan. 10.

Police Inspector Jovie Iquin, chief of the EPD’s Public Information Office (PIO), disclosed that Pasig City registered the most number of arrests with 41, followed by Marikina City with 30 and Mandaluyong City and San Juan City with four each.

She said four of those arrested were members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, three were security guards; one is a reservist while theother was a security officer.

Iquin said 33 firearms, consisting of four high-powered and 29 low-powered guns, and 53 bladed weapons were confiscated by the police as a result of the arrests.

The police official added that a total of 70 cases have been filed by the police against those arrested before the Pasig City Prosecutor’s Office.

Iquin said their statistics on violation of the gun ban covers the period Jan. 10 to March 30.

Comelec Resolution Number 8714 which imposes a nationwide gun ban took effect on Jan. 10, 2010 and would remain enforced until June 9, 2010.