4Ps beneficiaries in Cebu City get their EMV-chip ATM cards

PR 05/10/2018

A total of 2,991 Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in Cebu City received their EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) chip-enabled cards from Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) on May 5. Cebu City is the pilot…

House OKs life term for bank hacking, ATM skimming

Inquirer.net 02/07/2018

The House of Representatives has passed a measure meting out the penalty of life imprisonment for the hacking of a bank’s systems, which would be considered a form of economic sabotage. House Bill No. 6710, which was…

What to do in case of error in your BPI account

06/07/2017

WITH Bank of the Philippine Islands’ electronic banking channels — including automated teller machines, mobile and web-based platforms deliberately placed on offline mode to address an “internal data error” on Wednesday, here are some key takeaways from…

MAO BA?

Editorial 04/10/2017

WITHDRAW NOW A PUBLIC official was talking to reporters when his assistant walked in and handed him the item he requested. The official told his assistant to get his ATM card from his wallet, remembering that it…

ATM skimming suspects transferred to city jail

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/24/2017

THE three Romanian nationals who were tagged in a series of unauthorized automated teller machine (ATM) withdrawals in Cebu were transferred from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) stockade to the Cebu City Jail yesterday. Judge Soliver…

Retired Judge Paredes gets P100K back from LandBank

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/22/2017

ABOUT a week after he lost P100,000 in unauthorized automated teller machine (ATM) withdrawals, retired Judge Meinrado Paredes got the full amount back from the Land Bank of the Philippines-Capitol Branch. The amount, he said, was fully…

Protection from skimmers

Editorial 03/22/2017

While the three Romanians accused of skimming the ATM accounts of depositors and government employees at the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) Metro Cebu branches languish in jail, it’s time for the local banking community to…

Landbank starts refunding depositors who fell victim to ATM skimming

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/22/2017

About a week after he lost P100,000 in unauthorized automated teller machine (ATM) withdrawals, retired Judge Meinrado Paredes got the full amount back from the Landbank of the Philippines-Capitol Branch. The amount, he said was fully restored…

Charges elevated to court

Nestle L. Semilla 03/21/2017

The three Romanians tagged in the series of unauthorized ATM withdrawals in the Metro Cebu branches of the Land Bank of the Philippines waived their right to a preliminary investigation at the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office yesterday.…

Abandoned car may be linked to ATM skimming suspects – Police

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/20/2017

CEBU CITY–The police Regional Intelligence Division (RID) recovered an abandoned Toyota Camry car believed to be owned by the three Romanian nationals who were arrested on suspicion that they were behind the series of unauthorized withdrawals of…

More skimmers on the loose warns Tumulak

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/19/2017

People beware. The recent arrest of three Romanian nationals believed to be members of a syndicate engaged in ATM skimming, may just be the proverbial tip of the iceberg. Deputy mayor on police matters and Cebu City…

NBI 7 calls on skimming victims

Edison Delos Angeles, Nestle L. Semilla 03/19/2017

THE National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) is calling on victims of ATM skimming to visit the NBI office to issue sworn statements against the three Romanian nationals earlier arrested by NBI agents. Although physical…

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