However, on Thursday, August 23, the PNP spokesperson acknowledged the fact check that Rappler did: that Albayalde mistook the listing of cities by region as one arranged according to crime volume.. Because Naga is in Bicol, which is Region V, Naga therefore appeared 5th on the lists for 2017 and 2018. (READ: WRONG: 'Naga top 5 city in crime volume')