Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly

centralized enterprises run by criminals who intend to engage in illegal activity, most
commonly for profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, are politically
motivated. Sometimes criminal organizations force people to do business with them, such as
when a gang extorts money from shopkeepers for "protection".[1] Gangs may become
disciplined enough to be considered organized. A criminal organization or gang can also
be referred to as a mafia, mob, or crime syndicate; the network, subculture and community
of criminals may be referred to as the underworld

Transnational crimes are violations of law that involve more than one country in their
planning, execution, or impact. These offenses are distinguished from other crimes in their
multinational nature, which poses unique problems in understanding their causes, developing
prevention strategies, and in mounting effective adjudication procedures. Transnational crimes can be
grouped into three broad categories involving provision of illicit goods (drug trafficking, trafficking in
stolen property, weapons trafficking, and counterfeiting), illicit services (commercial sex and human
trafficking), and infiltration of business and government (fraud, racketeering, money laundering,
and corruption) affecting multiple countries. Transnational crimes are distinct from international crime,
which involves crimes against humanity that may or may not involve multiple countries. Examples of
international crimes are genocide and terrorism, which are also included in this guide to sources.

Notable criminally-active gangs in the Philippines include:

Akyat-Bahay Gang. - a member of a gang which climbs houses to rob items inside
 Akyat-Bahay literally means “Climb-House”. This is a robbery gang the
specializes in breaking and entering your homes and robbing your valuables.
They often do “reconnaissance” in your home and family activities such as what
time you leave, what time you return, who is left in the house, and how can they
get inside the house. They often do this in long periods of time, so that they can
precisely time, plan, and coordinate their attack.
Homes that live in villages which have security guards patrolling the village
are not safe from the Akyat-Bahay Gang. They also scout the activity of the
security guards, your neighbors, and even your housemaids, so that they can get
into your house without too much hassles and avoid being detected.

Bahala Na Gang. - The Bahala Na Gang (Also known as BNG) started in the prisons of the
Philippines in the 1940s. They're involved in the drug trade (specifically whole sale of
methamphetamine), extortion, murder, and human trafficking.
Budol-Budol Gang. - The modus operandi is both simple and sophisticated: the robber gets
the trust of his victim - often a stranger -so the victim freely gives him what he wants.How easy
a ''budol'' robber takes his prize from his victim is what makes the modus look simple. But the
part of getting a stranger's trust, especially in such a short period of time, is what makes it
sophisticated.Several victims claim that they have been hypnotized by ''budol-budol'' robbers,
thus explaining how they easily trusted these strangers.

 Martilyo Gang. - is one of the most notorious gangs that exists in the Philippines. They
usually invade jewelery stores or sections in a department stores and take away some
jeweleries that are placed in a display and covered with glass. They were named
"Martilyo Gang" because of using hammer or other toolsas a weapon that allows to
break the glass. In most cases, they bring guns secretly and fired after taking away
jeweleries in order to escape that le