“President apparent” is an odd moniker. But that’s how the press refers to Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, the son of former President Corazon Aquino. The Philippine presidential candidate, the nation’s proverbial “man of the people, has spoken out against the Philippine National Police’s looming decision to “extend” the country’s current gun ban past June 9. Speaking to philstar.com, Aquino “pointed out that the country only has 250,000 security forces to protect some 100 million Filipinos, noting that the population doubled from 50 million in 1986. Given this situation, Aquino said the response time – now covering bigger area and larger population – would be much slower. He also said he was not inclined to support total gun ban because the records showed that crimes related to licensed firearms comprised only one percent.” Not inclined?
