Moneybees partners with Tambunting Kahera ng Bayan to improve access to cryptocurrency financial services nationwide. As an over-the-counter cryptocurrency exchange, Moneybee's collaboration involves a network of pawnshop brands under Tambunting to facilitate the seamless conversion of...
Three Filipinos, who were recruited as call center agents in Thailand but were finally transported to Myanmar and forced to work as scammers in cryptocurrency trading, have been repatriated to the Philippines. Just like previous victims of human trafficking, Immigration Commissioner Norman...
The Senate Committee on Ways and Means has released its committee report that recommends the permanent banning of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian formally filed Committee Report No. 136 containing such recommendation on Wednesday,...
STRASBOURG, France -- The European Parliament approved the world's first comprehensive rules to regulate the "Wild West" world of cryptocurrencies on Thursday, hoping to protect investors against abuse and manipulation. EU member states have already backed the legislation covering cryptoassets,...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada (Senate PRIB) Claims that there are trafficked foreigners being forced to work in cryptocurrency scam operations in the Philippines are very serious allegations that merit investigation by concerned agencies, Senator Jinggoy Ejerecito Estrada said on Thursday, April 20. It...
Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB) Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, April 19 sounded the alarm once again on the notorious cryptocurrency scam syndicate, saying that many of its operations are being conducted right here in the Philippines. Hontiveros warned that "scam call centers" are...
House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Facebook) Noting that aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are being duped left and right, House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar is eying a congressional inquiry into the...
If it's too good to be true, then it probably is. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (center) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo gave this reminder to Filipinos here and abroad amid reports that foreign criminal syndicates have been exploiting some of them in so-called cryptocurrency scams. "We must...
Eight Filipino who ended up in stressful situations after being victimized by human traffickers in Myanmar have been rescued and returned home on Monday, Feb. 13. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Filipinos arrived in the Philippines at 5:25 a.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on the government to thoroughly investigate Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials, saying the Chinese mafia involved in human trafficking of Filipinos may have more connections working within the agency. Hontiveros, at the same time, called for an overhaul of the...
Agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have intercepted six cryptocurrency trafficking victims who were supposed to go to Cambodia through the Clark International Airport (CIA) in Pampanga. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the incident has triggered a an investigation as four of its...
Tetrix and Transak Tetrix, the Filipino-led web3 company behind the digital wallet Pitaka, has announced its partnership with Transak as its fiat on-ramp support. Users of Pitaka can now purchase cryptocurrencies directly with Philippine Peso and pay using their debit cards, credit cards, GCash,...
