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...
As the year winds down and we head into the holiday season, it's crucial to stay alert and adopt smart habits to avoid falling prey to digital tricksters. Think of your online presence as an extension of your home. You wouldn't leave your doors unlocked and windows open, inviting unwanted guests to...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an agency under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), has issued a warning to the public about scams, particularly those related to online bookings. (Photo from Unsplash) “While our fellow Filipinos...
Sen. Mark Villar emphasized the stronger provisions provided under Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act or AFASA that will arm the country’s financial institutions with heightened risk management systems, power, and authority to manage the financial transactions of account owners which are poised...
Senator Grace Poe said the passage of Senate Bill No. 2560 or the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act into law is necessary to protect Filipinos’ hard-earned money as more shift to online banking and digital payments. “They say that there are only two certain things in life: death and...
Senator Mark Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies, pushed for the passage of the proposed Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) to ensure that no scammers will be able to defraud Filipino banking consumers in the long run. Sen. Mark...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Saturday, Feb. 26 vowed to make doing business in the Philippines even easier in a bid to expedite the country’s recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Shivendu Shukla/ Unsplash) Although the Anti-Red Tape Act...
Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday called on Social Security System (SSS) members and their employers to be wary of scammers amid the recent rise in the number of fraudulent transactions, especially during the pandemic. “We call on SSS members and employers not to divulge personal information...
Fake food and other delivery orders will now be properly dealt with after the Philippine National Police (PNP) launched on Thursday, July 8, an online verification platform against scammers and other cybercriminals. Dubbed as the Project: E-ACCESS (Enhanced Anti-Cybercrime Campaign, Education,...
