Editing Metro Manila (section)

===Public safety===
[[File:Crame headquarters 3.jpg|thumb|[[Camp Crame]] is the headquarters of the [[Philippine National Police]]]]
[[File:35th National Reservists Week 10.jpg|thumb|[[Camp Aguinaldo]] is the headquarters of the [[Armed Forces of the Philippines]]]]

The [[Philippine National Police]] is responsible for law enforcement in the country. Its headquarters is located at [[Camp Crame]] along [[Bonny Serrano Avenue]], [[Quezon City]]. The [[National Capital Region Police Office]] (NCRPO) is the regional branch of PNP that operates in the region. Its headquarters is located at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig. Under the supervision of NCRPO, Metro Manila is divided into five police districts. The five police districts are the Northern Police District, Eastern Police District, Southern Police District and Quezon City Police District.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Capital Region Police Office |url=http://ncrpo.pnp.gov.ph/index.php/about-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103654/http://ncrpo.pnp.gov.ph/index.php/about-us |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=March 6, 2015 |publisher=National Capital Region Police Office}}</ref>

Metro Manila has the highest rate of crime in the country in 2014, with 59,448 crimes reported (excluding crimes reported in barangay level) with 25,353 of these crimes committed against persons.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Francisco Tuyay |date=June 28, 2014 |title=Crime incidents up by 44k with highest rate in Metro |work=Manila Standard Today |url=http://manilastandardtoday.com/2014/06/28/crime-incidents-up-by-44k-with-highest-rate-in-metro/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216010526/http://manilastandardtoday.com/2014/06/28/crime-incidents-up-by-44k-with-highest-rate-in-metro/ |archive-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref> Following criticisms of high crime rate in Metro Manila, the [[Philippine National Police]] launched a relentless anti-crime drive that resulted in the decrease of crimes in the metropolis.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Non Alquitran |date=February 17, 2015 |title=Metro Manila a safer place – Roxas |work=The Philippine Star |url=https://ph.news.yahoo.com/metro-manila-safer-place-roxas-000000685.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104423/https://ph.news.yahoo.com/metro-manila-safer-place-roxas-000000685.html |archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Non Alquitran |date=March 16, 2015 |title=Metro Manila crime rate down |work=The Philippine Star |url=http://www.philstar.com/metro/2015/03/16/1434088/metro-manila-crime-rate-down |url-status=live |access-date=March 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102254/http://www.philstar.com/metro/2015/03/16/1434088/metro-manila-crime-rate-down |archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> As of March 2015 Metro Manila's crime rate is down by 50%. From an average of 919 crimes reported weekly, it has gone down to 412. Recorded robberies and theft also decreased by 63 in just a month.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cecille Suerte Felipe |date=March 5, 2015 |title=PNP: Metro Manila crime rate drops by 50% |work=The Philippine Star |url=http://www.philstar.com/metro/2015/03/05/1430095/pnp-metro-manila-crime-rate-drops-50 |url-status=live |access-date=March 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143912/http://www.philstar.com/metro/2015/03/05/1430095/pnp-metro-manila-crime-rate-drops-50 |archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> All the 159 police community precincts of Metro Manila will be using the electronic blotter system in recording crimes starting June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mikas Matsuzawa |date=May 7, 2015 |title=Metro Manila police precincts to use e-blotter system |url=http://cnnphilippines.com/metro/2015/05/07/metro-manila-police-use-e-blotter-e-cirs.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095143/http://cnnphilippines.com/metro/2015/05/07/metro-manila-police-use-e-blotter-e-cirs.html |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |publisher=[[CNN Philippines]]}}</ref>

The Bureau of Fire Protection National Capital Region provides [[fire protection]] and technical rescue as well as [[emergency medical services]] to the metropolis. It is broadly organized into five firefighting districts: Manila, [[Quezon City Fire District|Quezon City]], District II, District III and District IV.

The headquarters of the [[Armed Forces of the Philippines]] is located at [[Camp Aguinaldo]], along with the [[Department of National Defense (Philippines)|Department of National Defense]], in Murphy, Quezon City. Aside from Camp Aguinaldo, other military bases situated in the region are [[Camp Atienza]] and [[Fort Bonifacio]]. The [[Philippine Army]] has their headquarters at [[Fort Bonifacio]], [[Taguig]]. The [[Villamor Air Base]] in [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]] is the home to the headquarters of the [[Philippine Air Force]] while the headquarters of the [[Philippine Navy]] is located at [[Roxas Boulevard]], [[Malate, Manila]].

The [[Philippine Coast Guard]] is headquartered at [[Port Area, Manila|Port Area]] (Manila South Harbor), [[Manila|City of Manila]]. Its Coast Guard NCR District also has its headquarters in the city and has another Coast Guard Station in [[Pasig]]. It also has a base in [[Taguig]] and maintains several detachments located in Navotas, [[Parañaque]], Tangos, Vitas, Manila North Harbor, Manila South Harbor and the [[Cultural Center of the Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coast Guard District NCR – Central Luzon |url=http://www.coastguardncr-centralluzon.com/coast-guard-manila/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103032/http://www.coastguardncr-centralluzon.com/coast-guard-manila/ |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2015 |publisher=[[Philippine Coast Guard]]}}</ref>

In 2012, the [[AFP Joint Task Force-National Capital Region]] was launched to ensure peace and stability in Metro Manila, bearing the same function of the deactivated [[National Capital Regional Command (Philippines)|National Capital Regional Command]], although it operates on a much smaller size than its predecessor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alexis Romero |date=July 12, 2012 |title=New AFP task force launched |work=[[The Philippine Star|PhilStar.com]] |url=http://www.philstar.com/metro/2012/07/12/826806/new-afp-task-force-launched |url-status=live |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307100304/http://www.philstar.com/metro/2012/07/12/826806/new-afp-task-force-launched |archive-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref>