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Seized firearms burn at Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Manila on October 19, 2009, during a ceremony to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Ellicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. Philippine police warned political warlords to turn in unlicensed firearms ahead of the May 2010 presidential vote to prevent bloodshed among rival candidates. National police chief Director General Jesus Versoza said there were an estimated 1.11 million unlicensed guns in the hands of civilians, private armies and Muslim and communist insurgents. AFP PHOTO/NOEL CELIS