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Petty crime, which includes pick-pocketing, is a problem in the Philippines. It takes place usually in locations with many people, ranging from shopping hubs to churches. Traveling alone to withdraw cash after dark is a risk, especially for foreigners. [7] [better source needed]
The Philippines suffered from widespread corruption, [1] which developed during the Spanish colonial period. [2] [3] According to GAN Integrity's Philippines Corruption Report updated May 2020, the Philippines suffers from many incidents of corruption and crime in many aspects of civic life and in various sectors.
A day after the 2016 presidential election, presidential forerunner Duterte said, "I will be a dictator [...] but only against forces of evil – criminality, drugs and corruption in government", and vowed that if he failed to fulfill his promise to end crime, corruption, and drugs within the first six months of his term, he would step down from the presidency. [10]
The 2020 law replaced the Human Security Act of 2007, under which only the Abu Sayyaf was officially declared as a terrorist group in 2015. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This excludes groups that are merely described as terrorists by political figures and groups outside this formal process, as well as organizations penalized for acts other than for terrorism ...
While it is not true that "homicides are skyrocketing," recent trends in other kinds of violent crime are murkier. The FBI's Quiet Revision of Its 2022 Crime Numbers Adds Fuel to an Argument ...
The Philippines has been incensed by what it calls repeated aggressive conduct by China's coastguard, accusing its ships of using water cannon and blocking and harassing a Philippine resupply ...
Notable criminally-active gangs in the Philippines include: Asian Boyz; Temple Street (gang) True Brown Style; Bahala Na Gang; Budol-Budol Gang [1] Dugo-Dugo Gang [1] Kuratong Baleleng; Martilyo Gang [2] Salisi Gang [1] Zesto Gang [1] Satanas (gang) Sigue Sigue Sputnik; Waray-Waray gangs [3]
Although crime has been dropping since it spiked in 2020, public perception has gone the opposite direction; in a Gallup poll conducted late last year, 63 percent of respondents described the ...