BAGUIO CITY, Philippines  –The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) sustained targeted operations resulting in the arrest of 132 drug personalities, confiscation of P2.2 million worth of illegal drugs, and recovery of 113 lose firearms, from January to June 2025.

City Mayor’s Office Chief-of-Staff Samantha Jean Hamada, in her State of Local Governance Report presentation at the Executive-Legislative meeting, aimed at briefing the city’s newly-elected officials.

Hamada said that crime volume in the Summer Capital slightly decreased by two percent from 752 crimes in 2023 to 736 crimes recorded in 2024.

Baguio City has been recognized as one of the safest cities in the Philippines for travelers, according to the world travel index mid-year 2025 report, Hamada added.

At the Baguio City Jail, she said that education, skills training, and health services have been sustained and that the Baguio City Male Dormitory was awarded the Best City Jail of the Year in 2024 and City Jail for the Quarter during the 2nd Quarter of 2025.

The Baguio City Fire Station was also awarded as the Best City Fire Station – Regional Level for the third consecutive year and honored by the Global Institute for Peace, Diplomacy and Human Rights as Firefighters of the Year, Hamada said. (Gaby B. Keith)