The Diocese of Legazpi in Albay has warned the public against a scam using the name of a priest to ask money from individuals. Photo Diocese of Legazpi FB "It has come to our attention that a text message have been sent to many people, claiming to be from Msgr. Crispin C. Bernarte Jr., Vicar...
About 45 Filipinos and a Chinese national allegedly involved in an online money lending scam were apprehended by operatives of the Philippine National Police - Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) in Barangay San Antonio, Pasig City on Saturday, Feb. 12. The PNP-ACG identified one of the suspects as...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo is not ready to move on from the multi-billion-peso pork barrel scam that came to light many years ago, stressing the need to get to the bottom of this if elected. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo courtesy of the OVP) Asked whether or not she is...
Following the reported incidents of teachers losing their money due to phishing scams, the Department of Education (DepEd) will issue an advisory to its field personnel to protect themselves against various forms of online fraud. (Photo from Unsplash) “Ang isang gagawin ng DepEd ay mag-i-issue...
The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality has recommended the filing of criminal charges against several Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel and some personalities who were involved in the so-called “pastillas” bribery scam. Senator Risa Hontiveros,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Jan. 24, urged its personnel to immediately report any issues related to their payroll accounts to their respective schools division offices. (Photo from Unsplash) DepEd issued a statement following a report citing that some teachers were having issues...
Sen. Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson Sr. (Facebook) Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson Sr. has said he would love to see his campaign against pork barrel featured in the movies. On Facebook, Lacson said he hopes this controversial issue will be one of the highlights of his biopic, given the chance a movie company...
The Office of the Presidential Spokesperson (OPS) cautioned the public about individuals using the name of Cabinet members to solicit money for an unauthorized medical bond/medical insurance that would be used in applying for a government position. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang...
Re-electionist Senator Richard Gordon on Monday called on banks to enforce tighter online security to prevent hackers from stealing from clients’ accounts. Gordon, who chairs the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said banks should be more proactive in keeping their customers’ trust...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has warned against bogus Facebook pages or accounts pretending to be him and asking for money. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) This, after Bello received reports that a Facebook account...
pldt-smart-2016 Fraudsters now use group chats to fleece money from victims, according to PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) cybersecurity teams. Links found in newer scam text messages direct customers to group chats in the messaging application WhatsApp, the teams discovered. PLDT...
The offices of opposition Senators Risa Hontiveros and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan are now investigating who are the persons who ordered thousands worth of food items using their name and their office addresses. In her Facebook post, Hontiveros, a reelectionist showed screenshots of the invoices...
