A parish in Paranaque has warned the public against scams using the clergy to swindle money from church goers. Photo courtesy Presentation of the Child Jesus FB The Presentation of the Child Jesus Parish issued the warning after a solicitation letter supposedly coming from Msgr Felipe Ocol...
CAVITE CITY – A small business owner working to pay for her cancer treatment was victimized by a food order scam on April 7. Rea Rabe, owner of House of Turon - Cavite City and a stage four renal cell carcinoma patient, lost P10,700 to the fraudulent transaction. The scammer initially...
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio has denied claims that the "UniTeam" has been charging a P20-membership fee from its supporters. Aside from that, she said there's also no truth to allegations that her May 2022 poll partner, presidential...
The digital age has touched almost all aspects of our lives, more so during the pandemic when even ordering food is done online through apps and using an e-payment system. It is now impossible to do the majority of transactions, whether it is with banks, schools, the government, or even merchants,...
The Diocese of Naval on Sunday, Feb. 20, warned the public about a scam using the name of San Jose de Antique Bishop Marvyn Maceda. Diocese of Naval FB "Please be aware that someone is using the name of Bishop Marvyn Maceda, Bishop of San Jose de Antique in soliciting an amount for a chalice to be...
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...
