Indeed, the increase in number of crimes being committed in the country is a cause for alarm. An example is the rising occurrence of kidnap-for-ransom being posted in social media and text blasts.
Even the Chinese-Filipino community is disturbed by these developments. According to the founder of Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order, Teresita Ang-See, just this January to August, 19 cases of kidnap-for-ransom were recorded in Metro Manila.
Just last week, a retired factory owner was kidnapped and killed while going home after visiting his factory. Despite the tight coordination with the Anti-Kidnapping Task Force, the group believes that the incident serves as a call for action to the police.
