Cops: What crime wave?

Philippine National Police chief Director General Leandro Mendoza said yesterday that there is no increase in the incidence of crime in Metro Manila as alleged by certain groups.

Mendoza, in a report to the mayors of Metro Manila, said the allegation is overblown as there is no cause for concern. He told the mayors during a Metro Manila Council meeting that the problem is more of "perception rather than reality."

Mendoza was reacting to the concerns raised by groups such as that of the Filipino-Chinese community represented by Teresita Ang-See.

Ang-See claimed the other day that there has been an increase in the incidence of kidnapping in Metro Manila since the assumption of the new administration. – Marvin Sy and Jose Aravilla