The Philippine Constabulary Metropolitan Command or METROCOM was a major subordinate unit of the Philippine Constabulary (PC) and was considered on the same level of a Constabulary Zone Command. The METROCOM was created pursuant to Executive Order (EO) of the President on July 14, 1967 to complement and supplement police forces within Greater Manila Area in its campaign against all forms of criminality.
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