BACOLOD CITY – A 30-year-old woman was recently arrested in Barangay Cabug here for embezzling around P900,000 from her former employer for online “sabong” or cockfighting. Police Capt. Glenn Montaño, head of Police Station 10, said the suspect worked in a virtual marketing company here for...
Metro Manila commuters can now seamlessly pay for their Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) fares starting Friday, July 25, using their Mastercard credit, debit, or prepaid cards by simply tapping at designated contactless turnstiles. In a statement, Mastercard said the new capability also extends to...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has filed criminal charges against individuals accused of defrauding the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program. In a bold move to protect public funds and uphold integrity in education, DepEd, under the leadership of Secretary Sonny Angara, announced that it...
More Filipinos are exposed to fraudsters’ schemes and suffer financial loss worse than in other countries globally, as the Philippines ranks second among countries with high suspected digital fraud rates. According to data from TransUnion’s global intelligence network released April 29,...
A South Korean fugitive wanted in his country for allegedly leading a voice phishing syndicate has been apprehended by operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Pampanga. The BI identified him as 36-year-old Choi Hojun who was arrested last April 14 at his residence in Barangay Sto. Domingo,...
DAVAO CITY – The discovery of dozens of election paraphernalia in a private residence in Barangay Buhangin here has sparked concerns of electoral fraud from different sectors. ELECTION paraphernalia stored in a residential area on Saturday, April 5. (Keith Bacongco) Rumors circulated on...
Authorities apprehended four foreign nationals allegedly involved in fraud and smuggling in Barangay Nueva Vida, M'lang, Cotabato, on March 24. The suspects were identified as Chinese nationals Liu Dezhen, Tang Zhongyi, Tianpei Wu, and Wang Lian Xu. Authorities discovered they were either working...
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...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Three women were arrested for using falsified documents to obtain financial assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Quezon based in this city on Friday afternoon, Feb. 14. Police identified the suspects as Teresa, 51, of Candelaria, Quezon;...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno commended on Thursday, March 21, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for opening the Document Examination Laboratory of the Anti-Fraud Section at the Davao International Airport (DIA). THE Bureau of Immigration opened an...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Immigration opened its first anti-fraud section laboratory in Mindanao at the Davao International Airport here on Thursday, March 21. AN immigration officer demonstrates the Video Spectral Comparator to Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco and...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Thursday, Jan. 11, urged the public to be "responsible" when sharing photos and videos online that contain personal information. Photo credit to Unspalsh. The advisory is grounded in Republic Act No. 10173 also known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA)....
