Philippine authorities continue to struggle against online scams due to supposed issues with the SIM Registration Act despite ongoing crackdowns, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) recognized. Photo generated via Grok/X AI PAOCC Executive Director Undersecretary Gilbert...
Filipinos are increasingly becoming vulnerable to romance or love scams as the number of potentially fraudulent individuals or entities surged in 2024, Moody’s data revealed. “The number of Filipino entities and people with potential links to romance scams (‘romance scam profiles’)...
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former Agusan del Sur congressman Rodolfo G. Plaza and several others of multiple criminal charges involving the alleged irregular implementation of agricultural projects from 2004 to 2010 out of the former legislator's Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). In...
The suspects being caught in the act luring foreigners in the love scam. A total of 167 Filipinos and two Chinese nationals were arrested by members of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in a raid on an alleged love scam hub in Makati City that uses artificial...
The Sandiganbayan has vowed to terminate expeditiously the remaining issues in Civil Case No. 0033, an ill-gotten case that was filed in 1987 against scores of individuals and business firms by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG). The case has been subdivided into eight separate...
The Sandiganbayan has upheld the acquittal of Senate President Pro Temporare Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on direct and indirect bribery charges in connection with his P183.7 million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) from 2004 to 2014. In an eight-page resolution dated Nov. 27 and...
It's up to local chief executives to go after Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) that are pretending to be restaurants and resorts, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla breezes...
(Unsplash) The chairman of the House Committee on Communications Technology has warned Filipinos against falling for so-called "love scams", which remain prevalent in the country. "Huwag po tayong ma-fall sa ganitong modus. Iwasan po nating...
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...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile (center) arriving at the Sandiganbayan on Friday, Oct. 4 (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro slammed the “persistent inequality” in the...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has warned the public regarding online scams circulating on social media that falsely promise a cash assistance of P5,000 to National ID holders. In an advisory, the PSA said that these fraudulent social media posts are not associated with the agency...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian says Filipinos who knowingly work for scam hubs--particularly those linked with illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO)--should be fully dealt with by...
