MAO BA?

Editorial 11/23/2016

BRAZEN THIEF A correspondent was interviewing a fish vendor in a public market when a man walked beside her and tried to calmly grab her phone. The man, who was bare chested and appeared to be drunk,…

Tumulak holds banks accountable, Bankers’ Club assures victims of help

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inna Mejia 11/21/2016

Following a string of unauthorized automated teller machine (ATM) withdrawals in Cebu by still unidentified scam artists, a member of the Cebu City Council, who was himself a victim, is now drafting a law that will require…

Cebu City dad to pass measure to help prevent ATM scams

Inna Mejia 11/21/2016

A Cebu City Councilor, who was one of the victims of recent automated teller machine (ATM) scam, plans to pass a legislative measure at the Cebu City Council to help prevent this kind of scam from happening…

Police now after ATM scam suspect

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/18/2016

CEBU CITY–A man who looks like a foreigner is now being hunted by the police over his alleged involvement in the automated teller machine (ATM) scams. “We’re looking into the rogues gallery of the the anti-cybercrime unit…

ATM SCAM HITS CEBU

Inna Mejia, Morexette Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/17/2016

Over P400,000 lost by 8 victims, including Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak Eight persons, including Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, have fallen victim to automated teller machine (ATM) scams by foreign-looking nationals who withdraw more than P400,000…

MAO BA? HOODWINKED

Editorial 11/17/2016

HOODWINKED Residents of Barangay Sillon, Bantayan town in Bantayan Island were looking for a woman who took money from them and assured them that they will get paid back. They said the woman, whose identity is being…

Ombudsman links Cuenco and Yapha to pork scam

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/14/2016

Former Cebu City south district representative Antonio Cuenco and former representative Antonio Yapha Jr. of Cebu’s third district may face trial after the Ombudsman found that they endorsed an unqualified non-government organization (NGO) to undertake a government…

Deguito admits lying to conceal people involved in money laundering scheme

04/20/2016

MAIA Santos-Deguito, the former branch manager of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), has admitted lying just to conceal the personalities involved in the alleged $81-million money laundering scheme. Testifying at the ongoing investigation of the Senate blue…

2 victims show up, identified recruiter

Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/10/2014

Two persons who claimed they are among the 2,500 victims of the alleged big time illegal recruiter Kirby Silva went to the office of the Crime Investigation and Detection Group-7 (CIDG-7) yesterday morning. Adelino Magbugtong and Marvin…

5 signs a text message is a scam

08/21/2014

MANILA, Philippines–With more and more people becoming victims of text message scams, the Senate has  sought to probe what telecommunications companies and government regulators are doing against the illicit activities. “There is a need to investigate how…

Telcos warn of ‘ransom’ calls, texts

08/09/2014

MANILA, Philippines—The country’s major mobile phone service providers on Friday warned their subscribers against falling victims to unscrupulous individuals who employ various tricks on unsuspecting victims to lure them into parting with their hard-earned money. Smart Communications…

Jinggoy Estrada surrenders to dad Joseph Estrada

06/23/2014

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada on Monday morning surrendered to his father, former president and Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada. Senator Estrada’s lawyer Jose Flaminiano said he surrendered to the mayor who he is a person…

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