Crimes Against Businesses Report – May 2025
In May 2025, PSA Intelligence recorded 16 crimes targeting businesspersons and establishments. Additionally, a total of 26 incidents related to smuggling and counterfeit activities were reported during the same period.
PSA recorded 16 crimes against businesspersons and establishments in May 2025. Five of the incidents during the period were recorded in the National Capital Region (Metro Manila), particularly in Quezon City, San Juan City, Mandaluyong City, Taguig City and Parañaque City. Other incidents during the period were recorded in North and South Luzon (Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon) and Western and Sothern Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao Region, and Bangsamoro Region).
Six of these incidents involved the murder of business owners in Parañaque City, Pangasinan, Quezon, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, and Zamboanga del Sur. In two other incidents, a businessperson and three traders were robbed and killed in Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Sur. Four theft incidents targeting business establishments occurred in Quezon City, Mandaluyong City, Pangasinan, and Rizal.
Meanwhile, 26 smuggling and counterfeit-related incidents were reported nationwide in May 2025. The reported illegal shipments and fake products that have entered the country and were intercepted this month amounted to PHP 16 billion (USD 287.9 million).
This month's featured crime stories highlight two significant incidents: a robbery at a commercial bank in Taguig City and the robbery-murder of three Batangas-based goat dealers in Maguindanao del Sur.
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