Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers arrested have arrested two foreign nationals with fake travel papers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). BI border control Investigation unit (BCIU) chief Dennis Alcedo identified the duo as 30-year-old Chinese national Zhang Yang and Indian Malkeet...
The Muntinlupa City government is ramping up its efforts against fake news by teaching employees on how to fight disinformation. Its Public Information Office (PIO) recently held a Truth Advocates Workshop with employees with the aim of getting the public properly informed. The workshop conducted...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman from Calbayog City, Samar was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 31, for impersonating Gandara, Samar Mayor Warren Aguilar to scam money from individuals. The suspect was identified as Nicole Jann Babagay from Barangay San Policarpo. Reports disclosed that Babagay created a fake...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s former top security adviser, Clarita Carlos, has voiced her opinion about disinformation- mongers on social media. Former National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos (Facebook) Carlos, in a Facebook post Friday, Jan. 27, wrote "Social media would be so much...
Debunking the latest fake Covid-19 news and updates on XBB.1.5 and bivalent vaccines CLINICAL MATTERS DR. EDSEL SALVANA It’s a new year and so far, so good! The first week of 2023 showed less than 500 Covid-19 cases per day and only one severe case a day for the entire week. Healthcare...
Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested a 65-year old man for allegedly posing as a dentist during a follow-up operation in Alaminos town of Laguna. CIDG director Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee said the operation stemmed from reports about a man who illegally operates a...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco on Friday, Dec. 23, issued a warning against fake immigration papers circulating amid the Christmas season. (File photo) The warning follows the interception of a Korean national identified as Ke Shuiyin, 45, at the Ninoy Aquino International...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has ordered a crackdown on business establishments that have been using fake receipts and invoices printers. In a statement, the BIR said fake receipts and invoice printers have been causing the government to lose billions of pesos annually. "We will file...
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Friday, Dec. 16, warned of the new scheme of employment scams on social media platforms that victimize overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Photo: OWWA In a statement, the OWWA National Capital Region (NCR) said it was alarmed over the spread of...
A woman was arrested by the police for using alleged counterfeit money to pay her taxi fare on Dec. 7 in Taguig. The suspect, identified as Elizabeth de Roxas, 40, was caught by Taguig police at Gate 3 on Chino Roces Extension in Barangay Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. The counterfeit money used to...
Senator Robinhood ‘’Robin’’ C. Padilla today Dec. 6 today said malicious disinformation should not go unpunished as it violates the rights of others. As chairman of the Senate committee on public information and mass media, Padilla said the constitutional right to freedom of expression...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Monday, November 28 said fake news, especially if it is used to malign or extort, should be punished and not "protected" under the provisions of the Philippine Constitution on the right to freedom of the press and of freedom of expression. The Senate...
