Vice President Jejomar Binay expressed concern over the spike in crime rate, saying that the 885,445 crimes reported from January to June this year is higher than the 603,085 incidents during the same period in 2014.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) also reported 17,619 drug-related cases filed in various courts nationwide in 2014.

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