The lockdown has not only been good against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported that the crime rate fell 61 percent while much of the country was under enhanced quarantine. Guillermo Eleazar, the commander of the Joint Task Force Covid Shield, on Saturday said that since March 17, the police recorded a significant drop in crime rate in the country. Reported crimes in Luzon recorded the steepest drop, with 67 percent, Eleazar said. He added that the PNP would continue its operations against criminality, even while the lockdown was in place. Meanwhile in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) reported that the crime rate also went down to 67.8 percent from March 15 to April 30, 2020.

Source: Manila Times May 02, 2020 18:00 UTC