Senator Sherwin Gatchalin on Tuesday urged the banking industry to invest more on modern security banking solutions to induce confidence among financial consumers. Rather than telling the public how to avoid being a victim of cybercriminals, Gatchalian said banks should prioritize the protection of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is not offering a P10,000 financial assistance program online. Fake DSWD FB page (DSWD) The DSWD made the clarification as it sounded an alarm over a fake Facebook page, which is supposedly offering financial assistance to netizens. “The...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to ensure that financial consumers who were victimized by the recent online banking hacking incident are protected while its investigation is ongoing. Gatchalian said he is considering filing a resolution seeking a...
HOW TO KEEP SAFE Mallgoers practicing social distancing In a consumer-driven country such as the Philippines, Christmas shopping is quite a chore. This is especially true in the hyperactive and saturated metro. Despite having hundreds of malls in Manila, these shopping centers are filled to the...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) signed Tuesday, Dec. 7, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with electronic commerce (e-commerce) firms Lazada E-Services Philippines Inc and Shopee Philippines Inc. in a bid to track down drug traffickers using online services. In a statement, PDEA...
More than 15,000 local and overseas employment opportunities are available to jobseekers across the country during the week-long celebration of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) 88th founding anniversary. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III called on...
Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Sunday challenged lawmakers to think critically about the 25-year franchise application of online cockfighting or e-sabong operators being deliberated in the Lower House despite opposition to the proposed bill from religious leaders and other legislators....
If Vice President Leni Robredo would give a piece of advice to women who lost their partners early on in their lives, it is to "hold on" as there is "always light at the end of the tunnel". Vice President Leni Robredo fights back tears as she recalled the death of her husband former Interior...
THE RIGHT MOVE RIKKI MATHAY Everyone loves the feeling of being loved. This gives us the window to choose who we want to spend the rest of our lives with. These may be with friends, potential partners, family members, and even people we meet on the internet. Online dating has been the modern way of...
More courses are now available in the online training program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the agency announced on Sunday, Nov. 28. TESDA SECRETARY ISIDRO LAPEÑA (MANILA BULLETIN) TESDA said that as part of its continuous expansion, as of October 2021, there...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid A growing menace in our midst which had worsened with the onset of COVID-19 is sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Several initiatives include the “Save the Children Philippines” which focuses on drawing awareness on the online sexual abuse and...
House Deputy Speaker and CIBAC Partlist Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva has called on the electorate to join the protest against the proliferation of legal online gambling, particularly e-sabong or online cockfighting, by not voting candidates who favor their continued operations. Bro. Villanueva issued...
