MANILA, May 28 -- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Wednesday led the launch of the Joint Anti-Kidnapping Action Committee (JAKAC) that will focus on identifying, investigating, and neutralizing organized kidnap-for-hire operations in the country.

According to the PNP, the committee includes the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); Department of Justice (DOJ); Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP); Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC); Bureau of Immigration (BI); National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR); Philippine Center for Transnational Crime; Association of Southeast Asian Nations Police; Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission ...