Palace orders agencies’ support for crime prevention

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has ordered all government entities and encouraged local governments to support the implementation of the 2024 National Crime Prevention Program (NCPP), which seeks to provide strategies to keep communities safe, protect the rights of Filipinos and reduce crimes in the country.

Memorandum Circular 46, signed on April 18 by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin by the authority of Marcos, reads: “To ensure the success of the 2024 NCPP, it is necessary for all government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as local government units to support and cooperate in the implementation of the 2024 NCPP.”

The Department of the Interior and Local Government submitted the anti-crime program for the President’s approval on Feb. 22.

The President named the National Police Commission as the lead agency in the implementation of the program.