Santa Fe-bound tourists fall victim to scams; Local gov’t eyes return of QR codes

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The local government of Santa Fe in Bantayan Island is mulling the reimplementation of quick-response (QR) codes if it meant putting a stop on scams targeting tourists who want to visit their town.…

New educational assistance QR code, link, inaccessible due to ‘heavy traffic’

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/10/2022

(Updated) CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) launched on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, the new link and QR Code for the online application for the agency’s educational assistance.…

DSWD-7 temporarily suspends online application for educational assistance

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has already reached its target number of applicants for the agency’s educational aid program. This is the reason why they had to…

DSWD-7 launches QR code, link for educational assistance application

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) launched a QR code and a link to accommodate those eligible students who have yet to claim their educational assistance from the…

DICT-7 launches online VaxCert app in Cebu City

Dyrecka Letigio 09/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipinos due to travel abroad, international seafarers, and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) can now get a vaccination certificate online. The Department of Information, Communication, and Technology in Central Visayas (DICT-7) launched the VaxCert…

Mayor Cortes to probe selling of fake vax cards

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/31/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said they will be investigating the selling of fake vaccination cards allegedly owned by the city. The Mayor said he does not understand why people need to purchase…

Cebu City to go after printing shops selling fake vaccination cards

Dyrecka Letigio 08/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will be going after printing shops allegedly selling fake vaccination cards in the city following the arrest of an individual in Barangay Kalubihan, Cebu City, selling fake copies of vaccine cards…

Tumulak: Vaccinated individuals need QR code

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has created a database for all individuals vaccinated in the city whether residents or workers here. Councilor David Tumulak said the city government already has a unified system for…

PRO-7 chief: No more ‘padrino system’ in PNP recruitment

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office (PRO-7) will adopt the newly launched ‘Faceless, Nameless, Registration system’ for their recruitment process this year. The  system was simultaneously launched on Thursday, May 27, 2021, led by the…

QR-ed, ID-ed, bar coded, tracked, tagged

Ma. Ceres P. Doyo - @inquirerdotnet 02/11/2021

Wired magazine published the article “Digital IDs are more dangerous than you think” by Brett Solomon, founder of a global conference that addresses human rights in the digital age. It says that digital identification systems are meant…

DOH to issue ‘passports’ for the inoculated

Patricia Denise M. Chiu 01/16/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health on Friday said the Philippines would probably provide a COVID-19 “vaccine passport” to Filipinos who had been inoculated against the coronavirus. “We will also have a data registry for all…

Gov’t to issue COVID-19 vaccine passports — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 01/15/2021

  MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos who will be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be issued vaccine passports by the Philippine government, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. “Itong vaccine passport na ito, meron po…

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