CEBU CITY – A multi-agency task force has been created to look into reports of suspected online scam operations happening here. The task force is composed of the Business Permit and Licensing Office, Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation, Department of Information and...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's office) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep LRay Villafuerte believes newly-installed Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay has called on the national government to further strengthen the capabilities of the police and other law enforcement entities in the country to effectively combat the proliferation of fake news and online scams. Speaking...
Senator Grace Poe has called for a review of the SIM Registration Law as the number of spam and scam messages surge again even after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive formally banning the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs. Poe said it is imperative that lawmakers grill...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said he will pursue stronger cybersecurity laws that would impose harsher penalties to scammers and other cybercriminals. Pimentel made the call as he echoed Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas’ statement against scammers,...
Scammers are out in full force this holiday season. With Filipinos engrossed in holiday shopping and celebrations, they become easy targets for online scams. Amid the holiday frenzy, leading finance super app GCash continues to fortify its security efforts. On top of providing advanced in-app...
SM Investments Corporation (SMCI) warned the public about phishing sites and online scams that mimic or duplicate the company's website to collect personal and confidential information. (Photo from Unsplash) “SMIC does not ask individuals for their personal information as part of its...
With cybercrime cases surging, several government agencies, private sector, and advocacy groups joined forces to educate the public on spotting and avoiding online scams. (Photo from Unsplash) Advocacy groups Bayan Academy and Citizen Watch Philippines in a statement on Tuesday, May 21, said the...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano assured consumers that the passage of the proposed Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) into law would help put a stop to the persistent problem of digital highway robbery. Cayetano, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, and...
Some Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) appear to be duping the Philippine government by claiming that they stick to the license granted to them but in reality, are already engaging in online scamming operations. This was revealed by Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz, executive director of the...
The holiday season saw a decline in reports of online scams, which the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) attributed to increased awareness raised by the organization's efforts to stop online scams. Photo credit to Unsplash. "Based on the reports from our hotline 1326,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning the public against dealing with three unlicensed businesses who have been soliciting unauthorized investments online. The SEC released advisories on its investigations of the entities identified as 888 Partners Corp. Budgetarian Online Shop,...
