Manila Crime Watch

Official figures show a sharp drop: the PNP logged 2,087 focus crimes nationwide from January to August 2026, versus 3,584 in the same period of 2025,...

Scams cost Filipinos an estimated P121.8 billion over the past year, with victims losing an average of P10,427 each. The toll goes beyond money: 22%...

• Authorities arrested more than 200 foreign workers, mostly Chinese, in the year's biggest crackdown on illegal offshore gaming operators.
• Raids on...

Police have moved forward on several legal fronts after the taho-throwing incident:

• Complaints filed: Police filed assault complaints against...

Police are reviewing how they respond to bomb threats after scares at two Metro Manila universities forced student evacuations and class suspensions....

Metro Manila's eight focus crimes fell 55% in the week of 4–10 October 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, dropping from 165 incidents to 74....

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