Cebu City dad warns public about “dawat-dawat”

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak is warning people about the “dawat-dawat” scheme that has scammed a number of city residents. Dawat-dawat or Rotating Credit System is an informal money-lending system that would allow…

SCAM ALERT: Someone’s using Archdiocese of Cebu official’s name to solicit money 

Futch Anthony Inso 10/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The spokesperson of the Archdiocese of Cebu, Monsignor Joseph Tan, is warning the public of a netizen who is using his name on Facebook to solicit money. Tan told CDN Digital that he discovered the fake…

SEC flags down more investment ‘scam’ groups

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission has flagged more groups for alleged unauthorized solicitation of investments from the public. In an emailed press statement, SEC cautioned the public from investing in firms Aquitek Food…

Land Bank of the Philippines warns cardholders of ‘account lock’ scam

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) is warning its cardholders of an electronic mail (e-mail) being sent to its clients asking for personal information. In a memorandum sent to government agencies, the LBP said…

SEC files criminal complaint vs Kapa execs for large-scale investment scam

06/18/2019

MANILA, Philippines – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday filed a criminal complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Kapa Community Ministry International Inc. (Kapa) founder and President Joel A. Apolinario and its other…

CIDG-7 raids Organico regional office in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) confiscated documents and equipment from the Organico Agribusiness Venture regional branch in Barangay Kasambagan in Cebu City on Tuesday morning, June 11, 2019. According to…

She thought it was a scam: ‘Yolanda’ survivor wins P25M

Inquirer 04/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Sometimes she would look at her parents and wonder how she could give them a better life. Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) destroyed their home, and they haven’t really recovered from the tragedy. Of…

Mabatid seeks investigation on use of her firm’s name in ‘recruitment scam’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Mabolo Barangay Captain Prisca Niña Mabatid has requested law enforcers to investigate a recruitment scam that is allegedly using her company’s name. Mabatid, a candidate for Cebu City north district councilor under the…

Gordon seeks probe of gov’t officials in right-of-way scam

Inquirer.net 09/30/2018

SENATOR Richard Gordon called on the Office of the Ombudsman, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the National Bureau of Investigations (NBI) to conduct a lifestyle check on some government officials who might be involved in the…

Ex-Quirino gov charged with graft in fertilizer fund scam

Inquirer.net 04/23/2017

STATE prosecutors have formally charged former Quirino governor Pedro Bacani before the Sandiganbayan for the anomalous purchase of P4.999-million worth of fertilizers in 2004. Bacani faces two counts of violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and…

Woman accused of duping vendors falls

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/01/2017

A 35-year-old woman accused of duping small-time businessmen into a livelihood scam was arrested in Barangay Basak Pardo, Cebu City on Wednesday evening. Analie Yu, also known as Insik, was tricking businessmen into availing of a livelihood…

NTC warns public anew: Beware of text scammers

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/25/2017

While more people have become aware of text message scams, more people have also taken advantage of convenient mobile services to swindle others. The National Telecommunications Commission in Central Visayas (NTC-7) warned the public anew of this…

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