DOJ-GCash deal gives refugees access to e-wallet system

Benjamin Pulta - Philippine News Agency 06/22/2026

MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with GCash, allowing refugees to have access to the country’s e-wallet system. DOJ Secretary Fredderick Vida, Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Unit…

Cebu City to adopt digital payments for penalties

Airam Limatog 12/23/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — To improve public convenience, the Cebu City government has planned to shift to a digital payment system for traffic violations and environmental penalties. Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival said the city would begin…

Probe on unauthorized GCash deductions to be completed December

Anna Leah Gonzales - Philippine News Agency 11/20/2024

CEBU, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) investigation on unauthorized deductions in mobile payment provider GCash is expected to be completed by the second week of December. “We want to be thorough in this because…

Internal glitch, not hackers, behind GCash unauthorized deductions

Charie Abarca 11/20/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The unauthorized deduction on balances of some GCash users in early November was triggered by an internal glitch and not by hackers. This was according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian who was speaking on behalf…

DICT: Syndicates use new SMS technique to scam e-wallet users

Dianne Sampang 11/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Syndicates have found a new technique to scam digital wallet users by incorporating links in text messages, an official of the Department of Information and Technology (DICT) said on Wednesday. DICT Undersecretary Alexander Ramos,…

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