The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now crafting a memorandum circular instructing local government units to step up the crackdown against individuals selling fake medicines. “We will support the Food and Drug Administration through a memo circular to our LGUs to have...
Stressing that online scammers posing as sellers should be imprisoned, President Duterte on Monday, Feb. 14, told Filipinos to avoid buying online for now. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular public address on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (RTVM Screenshot) “I am advising the Filipinos (to)...
Two robbers posing as members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were arrested on Thursday, Feb. 10, in Pasay City. Col. Cesar Paday-os, Pasay City police chief, identified the suspects as Eduardo Bernal, 34, of 0557 J. Luna St., Pasay City, and Diokno Abuan, 36, of Block 1 Purok 14, South...
In a piece of profanity-laced advice to the Officer-in-Charge of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), President Duterte suggested that smugglers be made to consume the fake medicines they have illegally brought into the country. President Rodrigo Duterte and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Feb. 6, asked fake news peddlers not to interfere into the aid being provided by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) as erroneous claims about the housing materials her team brought to Siargao made rounds on social media. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP...
Three men selling fake vaccination cards were arrested by members of the Manila Police District (MPD) in a buy-bust operation in Quiapo on Tuesday, Feb. 1. MPD director Brig. Gen. Leo M. Francisco said the suspects -- Ricardo Villareal Lugtu, 20; Rafael Gatan Cayabyab, 41; and Samil Adjiul Asmadi,...
A fact-checking initiative headed by journalism veterans showed on Wednesday, Feb. 2, that presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is the “biggest victim” of fake news. Another significant finding is that among her rivals, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., appears to be the...
Whatever happened to the complaint Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan filed against certain YouTubers whom he accused of spreading defamatory statement against him, his wife Sharon Cuneta, and their children? Well, it looks like he has notched a win already. On Friday, the lawmaker announced that...
Joshua Garcia and Ria Atayde have, once again, made an effort to correct wrong interpretation about their closeness. This, after a fake Facebook account, claiming to be Joshua's "official" page, posted a photo of them looking cozy, captioning it: "Ikaw ang aking liwanag. (heart emoji)" On...
Police arrested a woman for allegedly selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards in Barangay E. Rodriguez, Cubao, Quezon City on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 26. Lt. Col. Elizabeth D. Jasmin, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Cubao Station (PS 7) commander, said the suspect, identified as Huwela Mifuel...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday scored the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for alerting financial consumers of fake bills emanating from banks’ automated teller machines (ATMs), saying it should not burden the public of a problem they should be solving. “Reminders by the Bangko Sentral ng...
The Pasay City police arrested a graphic artist who was allegedly the source of fake vaccination cards proliferating in the city and being sold to unvaccinated commuters, Tuesday afternoon. Col. Cesar Paday-os, Pasay City police chief, identified the suspects as Marcelo Cabansag, 28, a resident of...
