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)....
Newly appointed Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) President and Chief Executive Officer Rafael Consing Jr. rebuffed revelations that he had a pending fraud case filed against him and his mother that could put into question his appointment to the investment fund. Maharlika Investment Corp. President...
Law enforcement authorities should impose stiffer penalties against individuals who would be caught selling registered subscriber identity modules (SIMs) that are eventually used in various cybercrime activities. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian made the call following the revelation of...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition filed by Golden Donuts Inc., the exclusive franchiser and license grantee of Dunkin' Donuts, against the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Golden Donuts Inc. filed a Petition for Review with Urgent Motion for the Issuance of a Temporary...
CEBU CITY – Criminal charges were filed against six personnel of a satellite office of the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) in Lapu-Lapu City after they allegedly defrauded the agency through its first-time job seeker policy. The NBI-7 filed six counts of estafa through...
A Taiwanese man who is allegedly wanted by authorities in Taipei for fraud has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration, authorities reported on Friday, June 2. *(File photo) * Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the suspect as Che Szu-Han, 26, who was arrested last May 31 at the...
Senator Mark A. Villar on Wednesday May 10, sought a Senate inquiry into alleged continued proliferation of bank-related scams and frauds. This followed the filing by Villar of Senate Resolution 589 which asked the Senate leadership to direct the appropriate committee to conduct the hearing "with...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology’s Cybersecurity Bureau advised Filipinos to only transact with online sellers within legitimate e-commerce platforms or online stores to ensure their safety. This, according to DICT, was after they received reports and complaints where...
CEBU CITY — Multiple charges were filed against motorcycle dealers for alleged fraudulent activities. The charges were filed by Victor Emmanuel Caindec, chief of the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7), before the Prosecutor’s Offices of Mandaue City and Cebu City. Caindec filed...
Brankas, the leading global open finance technology provider, and Element Inc , the privacy-led, modern AI pioneer in digital identity services used to verify a person´s information quickly and seamlessly, today announced a strategic partnership to introduce an additional layer of security to...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – The Philippine National Police-Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 2 arrested two men for allegedly defrauding a woman in Isabela of P370,000 in Calumpit, Bulacan on Monday, Jan. 23. Suspects were identified as 34-year-old Julierey Palencia and Oliver San Diego, 41. Police said...
