Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized around P700 million worth of counterfeit products, which are all believed to have bene smuggled into the country, in a raid on a warehouse in Cavite. CIDG director Maj. Gen. Robert Morico II said the counterfeit products...
AGONCILLO, Batangas – This town has issued Executive Order No. 37 creating the Municipal Anti-Illicit Trade Task Force and the Municipal Anti-Illicit Trade Regulation Unit to fight counterfeit and illicit products. Mayor Cinderella "Cindy" Valenton-Reyes signed the executive order on July 13 that...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported a sharp decline in counterfeit currency overall last year, though the regulator is contending with a sudden spike in fake polymer banknotes. According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) annual report, documented counterfeit banknotes fell 17.1...
A 48-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday night, May 20, after allegedly using a counterfeit ₱1,000 bill to pay for groceries in Barangay Flores, Malabon City. Based on the report of Malabon City Police (MCPS) Station Sub-Station 7, the suspect bought grocery items worth P300 at a consumer...
The Philippines successfully avoided the United States’ (US) list of intellectual property violators for a 13th consecutive year, maintaining its status as a regional leader in enforcement despite a surge in counterfeit pharmaceuticals and bureaucratic delays in trademark litigation. In this...
Malabon police have warned residents about the circulation of counterfeit medicines, stressing serious health risks and urging the public to buy only from licensed drugstores. The Malabon City Police Station (MCPS) reminded consumers to buy medicines only from certified pharmacies and to avoid...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized suspected counterfeit anti-rabies vaccines during an enforcement operation in Aurora conducted following the rabies-related death of an eight-year-old patient. The agency identified the suspected counterfeit vaccines as “Equirab,” with batch...
A Batangas court has convicted two men for selling and distributing counterfeit cigarettes, underscoring the government’s continuing efforts to combat illicit tobacco trade across the country. In a decision from September 2025, the Regional Trial Court of Lipa City found Gilmor Catapang and...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the country's anti-piracy body, has reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to safeguarding intellectual property (IP) rights as some global stakeholders flagged issues that risk bringing the country back to the Office of the United...
The government's intensified anti-piracy efforts last year yielded a record-high P40.9 billion in confiscated fake products. In a statement on Thursday, Feb. 6, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said the combined seizures of enforcement agencies belonging to the National...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has confiscated various counterfeit footwear products amounting to P152 million during a raid at a warehouse in San Simon, Pampanga on Saturday, Dec. 7. PNP Chief, Police General Rommil Francisco Marbil said operatives of the Criminal Investigation and...
CEBU CITY – Fake items imitating luxury brands were seized from several stalls inside a mall in Mandaue City on Thursday morning, Oct. 17. FAKE items are seized from several stores during a raid inside a mall in Mandaue City on Thursday morning, Oct. 17. (MyTVCebu) Operatives of the Intellectual...
