The Pasig City Council approved on third and final reading a landmark ordinance prohibiting online gambling and Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGO-related operations and services in the city. All members of the 11th City Council agreed to pass Ordinance No. 49-2022, authored and sponsored...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it will intensify the search for unregistered online traders and social media influencer who earn huge income through the years but would not pay any tax to the government. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. has formed special task force (STF) in every...
CAMP BGEN. VICENTE LIM, Laguna -- Twenty-one individuals were arrested in separate police operations conducted by Laguna Police Intelligence Unit, San Pedro City Police Station and Biñan City Police Station against illegal gambling on Monday, Dec. 12, Police Regional Office CALABARZON (Cavite,...
Minecraft has fascinated a lot of gamers with its sandbox-type gaming format ever since it was first released by Mojang Studios in 2011. The game offers a variety of tools and environment modes that give players a chance to collaborate with millions of other gamers around the world. Image...
The attempt of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to register online sellers of goods and services that are based inside condominium buildings and exclusive subdivisions in Metro Manila hit a snag after its personnel were barred from entering the areas. "For security reason, guards do not allow...
Anti-cybercrime operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested a total of 83 people in a raid on the office of an alleged illegal online lending agency in Sampaloc, Manila. Police Brig. Gen. Joel Doria, director of the PNP-Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG), said those arrested were the ones...
The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes an influx of shopping and partying. With lots of expenditures usually incurred this time of the year, having a secondary income stream can go a long way. This can be done through online trading which is also something people, who look to close the...
CEBU CITY – Multiple criminal charges were filed against a woman here who allegedly abused her four-year-old daughter through online sexual exploitation. THE National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas raids the house of a Cebu City resident accused of sexually exploiting her daughter....
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Monday, Dec. 5, a crackdown on what he describes as guerrilla operations of online cockfighting following reports that there are some groups that continue to defy a presidential directive to put a stop on the online...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople warned the public, especially those seeking jobs abroad, against online illegal recruitment scheme offering jobs for Filipinos to work in Myanmar and Thailand. This, after the government rescued 12 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were...
From being a fan of Hallyu (Korean Wave) to improving confidence, the three Filipino students who won in the first Online Korean Speech Contest shared their dreams and experiences. The 2022 Online Korean Speech Contest was held by the Ministry of Education of Korea and the Korean Embassy in the...
Actress Janice de Belen couldn't help but express disappointment after she received a package different from what she ordered. She wrote on Instagram: "OMG!!! TODAY I RECEIVED MY PACKAGE!!! AND TO MY SURPRISE, I GOT THIS DIRTY DRIPPING WET ITEM!!" According to her, she tried reaching out to the...
