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Murder cases down in Manila this year

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The Manila Police District (MPD) reported on Friday a downtrend in crime incidents in the city from January to November this year compared to the same period in 2018.

During a yearend report briefing, MPD director Police Brig. Gen. Bernabe Balba said that murder incidents in Manila went down by 32 cases this year, from 135 compared to 167 last year.

Among the eight focused crimes monitored daily by the MPD, cases involving physical injury decreased significantly, from 458 cases in 2018 to 322 from January to November this year.

“We have a remarkable decrease because of several city ordinances that were implemented especially during the time of the new mayor (Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso) of Manila,” Balba told reporters. Since July, the MPD has enforced a curfew and other ordinances like antivandalism. —Nikka G. Valenzuela

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