MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration on Sunday again warned the public against “love scams” that also use the agency’s name to dupe people to shelling out money. In a statement, the bureau said it received a report of an Australian national who sought assistance from them as his Filipina…
February 6, 2024 | 6:57pm MANILA, Philippines (Updated 7:05 p.m.) —Interior Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. warned the public against love scams as Valentine’s Day approaches. In a press conference at Malacañang on Tuesday, Abalos said that Valentine’s Day could be used by syndicates to pull off love scams. “Tinitignan nila (syndicates) through the profile,…
Cryptocurrency-related scams are proliferating at an alarming rate in the Philippines. As cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology surge in popularity, scammers are shamelessly capitalizing on the nation’s lack of crypto understanding. Their tools? Questionable coins, misleading non-fungible tokens, and a myriad of other Ponzi schemes disguised as groundbreaking investment strategies. They…
A couple with a 44-year age gap defended their relationship and hit back at trolls who think it’s a money scam. Couple with 44-year age gap | Image: Caters Bacolod: A 69-year-old man who is married to a 25-year-old woman said that it is “love, not a money…
The longer Malacañang ignores calls to shut down and ban Philippine offshore gaming operators, or Pogos, the more sinister the crimes become that are associated with this pernicious online gambling business. During a raid on a Pogo hub in Pasay City on Oct. 27, authorities stumbled upon various crimes that…
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte (PIA) – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in Region 1 has warned the public about the various scams proliferating through text messages and online and promoted how to properly report suspicious messages that could lead to scams. During her interview on the Danggay iti Panagdur-as radio…
The Bureau of Immigration has once again warned Filipinos who wish to work abroad not to be enticed by illegal job offers with huge compensation promises since their lives could be put at risk. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco issued the warning after repatriating nine more Filipinos who had been lured to…
Image source, Social Media Image caption, Mayor Alice Guo’s turn on the political spotlight comes as the sea row between Manila and Beijing intensifies. Article information Author, Joel Guinto Role, BBC News 18 May 2024 A sleepy town in the Philippines has been thrust into the national spotlight after its…
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. For an overseas Filipino worker, what started as infatuation on Facebook ended with extortion MANILA, Philippines – An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) learned the hard way that love can result in so much…
MANILA, Philippines – The August 1 raid on offshore gaming firm SA Rivendell Global Gaming found more than 28,000 SIM cards from various local and foreign telecommunication companies used for cyberscams. Probers also discovered that the firm had managed to register the numbers of unopened SIM cards – still in…
