4 Nigerians nabbed for falsifying gov’t IDs, others docs

Mary Rose Sagarino, Paul Lauro 06/14/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Four Nigerian nationals were arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation Cebu Division Office (NBI CEBDO) for allegedly falsifying government IDs and other documents to be used allegedly for online scams.…

BSP: More Pinoys have bank accounts

Inquirer.net 05/06/2018

A THIRD of Filipinos now hold bank accounts — allowing them to save money or make and receive payments, wages or financial assistance — thanks to a growing demand among consumers for digital payment services, the central…

SSS threatens to seize properties, bank accounts of 7,000 delinquent employers

Inquirer.net 03/26/2018

The Social Security System (SSS) will seize the properties and bank accounts of 7,000 companies that are delinquent in remitting their employees’ SSS contributions in a bid to shore up the state-run pension fund’s revenues. SSS president…

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…

Retired judge loses P100K to ATM scam

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/15/2017

MORE victims of unauthorized ATM withdrawals have come out, one of them Retired Judge Meinrado Paredes, who lost P100,000 from his Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) account. He said he discovered the unauthorized withdrawals from his…

Freezing of Sabalones’ accounts will affect group’s operation – Noble

Nestle L. Semilla 03/08/2017

Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) director Senior Supt. Eric Noble lauded the decision of the Court of Appeals to order the freezing of suspected drug lord Franz Sabalones’ assets saying it will really have an impact on…

CA orders freeze on Sabalones’ bank accounts, properties

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/07/2017

The Court of Appeals (CA) issued a freeze order on the bank accounts and properties of suspected drug lord Franz Sabalones. This was confirmed by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7) Director for Central Visayas Yogi Felimon Ruiz…

Guard your ATM, police ask public

Dominic D. Yasay, Inna Mejia, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/23/2016

BOTH the police and Cebu’s banks called on public vigilance to guard against automated teller machine (ATM) skimmers or those who steal cash from ATM deposits. The latest victim was a 47-year-old overseas Filipino worker named Eniel…

How to protect your company from hackers

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/05/2015

Be extra vigilant. Don’t trust everything you receive in the email. Keep your personal information private. Invest in information technology (IT) systems that will help protect your company from hacking. These were the tips given by Dexter…

Binay associate decries freeze order on firms’ assets, says AMLC ‘lied to CA’

05/17/2015

MANILA, Philippines — Businessman Antonio L. Tiu scored the Anti-Money Laundering Council on Sunday, for including in its  freeze order request his companies’ bank accounts, saying these were all used in legitimate transactions. “The AMLC lied to…

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