PHILIPPINES: CEBU PROVINCE: ILLEGAL GUN-MANUFACTURING CENTRE
PHILIPPINES: CEBU PROVINCE: ILLEGAL GUN-MANUFACTURING CENTRE
(7 Apr 1997) Tagalog/Eng/Nat
Cebu province in the Philippines is known for its beautiful beaches and resorts.
But Cebu is known to Filipinos for its illegal gun-manufacturing centred in the city of Danao.
Recently, the government has approved licences for two gun manufacturing companies in Danao.
But some remain in operation even without a permit, and this is likely to continue.
UPSOUND: (Sound of rapid gunfire from Uzi-gram)
Byron Garcia is testing what he calls an “uzi-gram”.
It’s one of the products being manufactured by the Danao Arms Manufacturing Corporation, or Damcor – the first licensed gun manufacturer in Danao City.
The city of Danao, in the Philippine central island of Cebu, has always been notorious as the centre of illegal gun manufacturing.
Here, thousands of residents have been involved for decades in what is virtually considered a cottage industry, making home-made guns, popularly known as “paltik”.
By establishing Damcor, Garcia has legalised gun manufacturing in Danao.
Damcor specialises on the 38-revolver, and is also producing machine pistols and shotguns mainly to supply the country’s security agencies.
Garcia has invested more than 40 (m) million pesos in Damcor, some of which were spent on machines with state of the art technology to produce some of the gun parts.
But most of the work is left for the 70 workers that Garcia has employed since his company opened last year.
Most of their experience is based on what they’ve been clandestinely doing in their backyard for years.
30-year old Lito Gonzales was into illegal gun making for ten years before he decided to work for Damcor.
Here, he earns about 600-dollars a month, and is free from the anxiety of being arrested by the authorities.
SOUNDBITE: (Tagalog)
“Now, we’re okay here, because we don’t need to worry about being arrested today or tomorrow, that the police will arrest us because it’s illegal to do guns outside. No more.”
SUPER CAPTION: Lito Gonzales, worker Danao Arms Manufacturing Corporation
But despite the entry of Damcor and another licensed gun company, Garcia believes that the illegal gun- manufacturing industry in Danao will continue to flourish, mainly because of the lack of political will to remove it.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
“Maybe it will change a bit. But it cannot totally eradicate the illegal business here.”
SUPER CAPTION: Byron Garcia, President Danao Arms Manufacturing Corporation
And for most of the illegal gun makers in this city, making the “paltik” in their backyards will surely be a hard habit to break.
For 20-year-old Julius Capuyan, it’s the only job he’s known since he was 13 years old.
SOUNDBITE: (Tagalog)
“There’s no other way of life for us here. We’d rather live this way, illegally making guns.
SUPER CAPTION: Julius Capuyan
Most of the people in Danao have relied on this illegal industry as their livelihood for decades making the government’s job of curbing the unlicensed gun-manufacturing operations a difficult task.
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Better than hi points from Walmart
Cnu kya pwd q mkuntk jn.. Mgnda HANAPBUHY yn Lalo Kung m bgyan ng pirmit
This guy need to applied to philippines gun centre to create our own
sayang di sinuportahan ng gobyerno
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Sabi daw nila maganda at matibay ang gawang cebu
they can even make atomic bombs if they have to..lol some people here have magical or weird talents that comes from nowhere!
Dapat Yan Sine supportan Ng government
Mga boss tanong kulang po anoba ang sira ng 38 kapag nag lolost ang triger
Sa totoo lang talaga kaya naman talaga nating pinoy gumawa ng de calibreng baril wala ngalang suporta.
i want know gun maker
Pm nyu q bibili aq
Gud evening PO,paano puba bumili sa inyo Ng baril,,
Good for them.
Pm nyu q bibili aq
Baril ng pinas go
Wear those safety Glasses…
Baka may nakaka alam dito sa 357 na revolver po sira. maluwag kasi ang dalawang bolt sa kabilang side. tsaka manipis narin yung flower niya.
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Sanikamoponakaesitarma a gbninbadito to
Magkano Kaya yab
I hope they don’t fall on the wrong hands..
Pwede magpahimog parts s pusil?bisag parts lng,
Meanwhile on Mindanao gangstas:
Wow u really good
They almost end up at the hands of the crooks.
Pde po ba bmili ng hand gun 4 home defense purpose lang, mgkano po yong presyo, at anong available pde po ba e rehistro kung sakali? gus2 ko tlaga gawang Pinoy.
Yo quiero una 45😆😆😀😀
Coming to a neighborhood near you 🙂
Lemme Guess, it’s now owned by Gangs or Some Corrupt Officials now
HOW MUCH IS KG9 UZI?
Pwedi mo order ani bossing tag pilaa ang 38 og 45 pwedi mo palit ko ani liloan ra amoa
Saan pwde mka bili sa enyo?
Garage band guns
I want to buy one i like it from cebu
Pabili AQ Bo’s 45 mura lng Yan dyan eh sampong libo lang.pagdating Manila Mahal na 25 or 30
Sana gawing legal at babaan nila ang percento masyadong mahal ang mga baril dito sa pilipinas dahil nangagaling pa sa ibang bansa
Bosing tag pila inyuha dinha ang UZI
But this is a legal gun business in Phil, they are talking bout illegal gun usage yet why show them an insinuating narrative that this seems illegal. Another flip flop for this video
Shotgun semi automaric or automatic
Paano maka bili ng barel ser
Gun control will not work and has not worked. The only thing is did was make good people revenue cows for corrupt politicians who need to be sat down
galing talagang manomano pa
I want to saw magnum create by philippines
Illegal gobyerno nga di makagawa ng baril daig tayo
The only way to turn swords into plowshares is to end the oppressive wage system,
because then if there are no more weapons manufacturers, no one will starve.
We should force all the rich people to redistribute money equally worldwide because
it never should have been distributed unequally in the first place.
When we eliminate all weapons manufacturers, that money saved
could be distributed equally worldwide (UBI) and end world poverty
and human suffering. That’s what GOD wants all nations to do ASAP.
Isaiah 2:4, Joel 3:10, Micah 4:3
Pwede ba bumili dyan cod
Available kayo
Mag Kno Yung 45cliber
Sir ask ko lang pwede mag order ng 1911 45