WIRE — MANILA, Philippines — Despite a series of reported killings in recent weeks, Malacañang on Monday stood by the Philippine National Polices (PNP) report that the countrys crime rate had declined. The PNP said last week that focus crimes nationwide dropped by 20.6 percent, from 9,506 cases recorded between Jan. 6 and April 5 to 7,883
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