INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas 2nd  on Friday said he wants more policemen in Metro Manila in a bid to bring down the number of crimes that had been surging for the past months.

Roxas, according to  a statement, ordered the Metro Manila police chief, Director Carmelo Valmoria, to deploy an additional 1, 300 policemen in Metro Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR).

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