MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Not long after the Philippine National Police dismissed reports of rising crimes as a hype, the Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (PCCCII) sounded the alarm on the new spate of kidnapping cases in Metro Manila and other areas in Luzon.
A Sept 5 statement of PCCCII president Lugene Ang said the group received reports of 56 kidnapping cases in the last 10 days alone, the number not including those abductions that have not been reported.
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