Independent senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo has clarified that his recent statements on social media were not threats but rather a call for accountability and a defense against abuse and exploitation.(Photo from the Office of Ben Tulfo)In a press conference in Zamboanga City, Tulfo issued a stern...
(Unsplash) TRECE MARTiRES, Cavite--Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Makati City Mayor Abby Binay said the government must make an "example" out of fake news peddlers in order to show them that authorities "mean business".Binay had...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Four individuals were arrested for selling a fake gold bar in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Pidpid, Barangay Manuali, Porac, Pampanga on March 16.POLICE caught four persons for selling fake gold bar in Pampanga. (FB)The Police Regional Office-3 identified the...
In response to the rising number of online scams and financial fraud cases, Senator Mark Villar filed Senate Bill No. 2924, or the proposed Philippine Scam Prevention Center Act, to establish a dedicated government agency for the enforcement and implementation of laws that will fight online or...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said he will pursue stronger cybersecurity laws that would impose harsher penalties to scammers and other cybercriminals. Pimentel made the call as he echoed Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas’ statement against scammers,...
If someone offers you a customer service representative post in other Southeast Asian countries, there is a 50 percent chance that you will be transported to another territory and be forced to scam people and get tortured.The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and other law...
A total of 117 Filipino employees of a lending company were arrested for allegedly being involved in abusive debt collection schemes in Makati City.Authorities raid a loan firm in Makati for alleged abusive schemes against individuals who borrow from it. (Photos from PAOCC)A joint law enforcement...
BACOLOD CITY – Two men were arrested for posing as officers of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group to avoid paying their P3,500 tab in a KTV bar at the Goldenfield Commercial Complex in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Monday, Jan. 27.POLICE arrest two...
CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police urged businessmen to be vigilant in their transactions after four suspected scammers were apprehended in an entrapment operation on Sunday morning, Jan. 19, in Barangay Burnay, Talavera, Nueva Ecija.FOUR suspected scammers were apprehended in Nueva Ecija on...
As the year winds down and we head into the holiday season, it's crucial to stay alert and adopt smart habits to avoid falling prey to digital tricksters.Think of your online presence as an extension of your home. You wouldn't leave your doors unlocked and windows open, inviting unwanted guests to...
In preparation for the expected rise in online scams during the Christmas season, a cybercrime unit launched a cybercrime awareness campaign on Friday, Nov. 15.(Photo from Unsplash) Several government agencies, led by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an agency under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), has issued a warning to the public about scams, particularly those related to online bookings.(Photo from Unsplash) “While our fellow Filipinos are...
