Senator Pia Cayetano has called on the Senate to investigate the rising number of cases of babies being sold on social media platforms following police reports of syndicates exploiting vulnerable families online. “I am filing a Senate resolution to investigate not only the possible involvement of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) rescued a one-month-old baby that was allegedly sold on Facebook by the infant’s guardian for P90,000, revealing what could be one of the darkest and most disturbing money-making modus operandi on the internet. The PNP Women and Children Protection Center...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed its full support to the enactment into law of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2664 that aims to curb electronic or cyber vote-buying and vote-selling. SB 2664, filed by Sen. Grace Poe, aims to strengthen Section 261 of the Omnibus Election Code by explicitly...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, December 20 reiterated his call for a ban on the sale, distribution and use of firecrackers amid an increasing trend of selling of these products and other pyrotechnic devices online. Gatchalian made the call following reports of “killer”...
Non-profit organization Go Negosyo held an online selling summit, attracting hundreds of active and aspiring entrepreneurs on-site and online. (Photo courtesy of Go Negosyo) The aspiring entrepreneurs were given informative lectures from e-commerce experts and receive free mentoring from Go...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo says that "hundreds of thousands" of Filipinos could lose their jobs if fake and substandard offshore appliances from China...
(Unsplash) The House Committee on Ways and Means has approved a measure that prohibits the online sale of tobacco products, including vape Approved by the House members Tuesday, July 23 was the committee report to House Bill (HB) No.10329, or...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday, Aug. 24, warned the public against the unauthorized reproduction, distribution, and selling of materials related to its projects. Courtesy of Department of Labor and Employment In a social media post of DOLE National Capital Region, it...
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...
Filipino retailers have quickly adopted live selling compared to their peers in the region as a major platform to push their merchandize to the market, according to a leading tech-enabled logistics company. In its first ever white paper on Live Selling in Southeast Asia (SEA), the country’s...
Even as the price of onions in the market remains very high, cheaper ones will no longer be available in Kadiwa stores as it decided to stop its sale of such product on Friday, Jan. 13, the Department of Agriculture (DA) disclosed. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) According to Agriculture Assistant...
Leaders and employees behind the #GreenLifeGreatLife movement represented Personal Collection Direct Selling, Inc. as one of the ten finalists for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility at the Marketing Excellence Awards 2022 last December 1, 2022. 2022 was a year of recovery for the entire...
