BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya warned the public after a scammer impersonating him attempted to defraud a local business recently. The city government, on Monday, Sept. 15, said an unidentified man pretending to be Gasataya called a local seafood restaurant and ordered food for a visiting...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education- Negros Island Region (DepEd-NIR) urged learners and teachers to stay vigilant after four junior high school students were scammed by a man posing as a DepEd employee in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. DepEd–NIR Public Information Officer Almyr...
A total of 27 Chinese nationals were arrested in separate operations for allegedly operating scam hubs inside the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, the Police Regional Office-Central Luxon (PRO-3) said on Tuesday. In a statement, PRO-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones said the first...
CEBU CITY – Police seized computers and cellphones from a house allegedly used as a scamming hub in Barangay Alang-Alang, Mandaue City. These gadgets were confiscated on Thursday night, July 24, based on a Warrant to Search, Seize, and Examine Computer Data issued by Presiding Judge Lucila...
Despite the “political persecution” she is being subjected to by administration allies, Vice President Sara Duterte maintained that she has “no ill feelings” towards President Marcos and only has “problems” with his performance as the country’s chief executive. In an interview in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Some 40 people trooped to the National Bureau of Investigation regional office here on Monday, June 9, to file a complaint against a travel and tours agency for allegedly scamming Hajj pilgrims. A complainant whose identity was withheld for security reasons said more than 1,000...
Senator Grace Poe on Friday, April 4 said the sudden increase in scam calls during the first quarter of the year is disturbing, given the enactment into law of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration law and the ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Sen. Grace...
Two men who allegedly impersonated Philippine Army (PA) chief Lt. Gen. Roy Galido for their scam operations have been arrested by joint military and police units in Arayat, Pampanga, it was disclosed on Tuesday, March 4. Col. Louie Dema-ala, PA spokesperson, identified the suspects as Antonio...
A woman who was about to bring her husband home from a hospital in Manila was scammed of P100,000 by a suspect who pretended to be a hospital staff. The victim speaks during a media interview about the scam. In a media interview, the victim said that the suspect introduced herself as a staff of one...
BACOLOD CITY – The family of a 32-year-old call center agent who was killed and accused of being a scammer in Negros Occidental is calling for justice and denied the accusation that surfaced following her death. In a statement, the family of Carl Kimberlyn Degabi expressed deep sorrow over her...
BACOLOD CITY – A 32-year-old call center agent tagged as a scammer was found dead in Hacienda Lizares, Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday morning, Jan. 12. A 32-year-old call center agent was found dead in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) For ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, scammers or criminals who prey on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families should be meted with harsh penalties....
