CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) warned the public of dubious text messages warning individuals of existing arrest warrants against them. The PRO-7 confirmed that a number of individuals have complained that they received text messages, reminding them to take action...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday, Sept. 22, warned that fraudsters are impersonating Secretary Vince Dizon and other officials to steal money and personal information. The scammers reportedly would contact citizens through phone calls, sometimes claiming to be Dizon or...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it is not surprising that many of today’s online scammers are Filipinos who previously worked for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). To respond to the growing threat, the DICT is training more than 230,000 police...
CEBU CITY – Despite the arrest of 17 Taiwanese nationals, outgoing Mayor Raymond Garcia assured that this city remains free from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) activities. Garcia issued the assurance following their arrest for allegedly running a romance scam inside the subdivision...
CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested a group of Taiwanese for their alleged involvement in scamming activities. The suspects, 16 males and one female, were arrested in their makeshift office in a subdivision here on Thursday, May 15. Six of them have standing...
Independent senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo has clarified that his recent statements on social media were not threats but rather a call for accountability and a defense against abuse and exploitation. (Photo from the Office of Ben Tulfo) In a press conference in Zamboanga City, Tulfo issued a stern...
(Unsplash) TRECE MARTiRES, Cavite--Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Makati City Mayor Abby Binay said the government must make an "example" out of fake news peddlers in order to show them that authorities "mean business"....
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Four individuals were arrested for selling a fake gold bar in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Pidpid, Barangay Manuali, Porac, Pampanga on March 16. POLICE caught four persons for selling fake gold bar in Pampanga. (FB) The Police Regional Office-3 identified the...
In response to the rising number of online scams and financial fraud cases, Senator Mark Villar filed Senate Bill No. 2924, or the proposed Philippine Scam Prevention Center Act, to establish a dedicated government agency for the enforcement and implementation of laws that will fight online or...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said he will pursue stronger cybersecurity laws that would impose harsher penalties to scammers and other cybercriminals. Pimentel made the call as he echoed Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas’ statement against scammers,...
If someone offers you a customer service representative post in other Southeast Asian countries, there is a 50 percent chance that you will be transported to another territory and be forced to scam people and get tortured. The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and other law...
A total of 117 Filipino employees of a lending company were arrested for allegedly being involved in abusive debt collection schemes in Makati City. Authorities raid a loan firm in Makati for alleged abusive schemes against individuals who borrow from it. (Photos from PAOCC) A joint law enforcement...
