Philippines

Pig butchering scams are becoming more prevalent worldwide. Despite the name, these schemes do not relate to pork but to your finances.  The US National Cybersecurity Alliance says they involve establishing a relationship with a victim to “fatten them up.” Then, the scammer “butchers” that person by extracting every last bit of their money. READ: How to avoid love scams You might be part of a pig butchering scam without your knowledge. Learn more about this rapidly spreading cybercrime so that you can keep yourself safe.  How to protect yourself from pig butchering scams Online security firm Aura recommends the […]…

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MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos lost $8.1 billion, or nearly P460 billion, in the past 12 months mostly due to text messaging scams that offered too-good-to-be-true deals, according to a report by Global Anti-Scam Alliance (Gasa). The estimated losses are equivalent to 1.9 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. On average, each Filipino victim lost […]…

Keep on reading: ‘Alarming’: P460B lost to scams in PH, says study

San Miguel Beer got back at Barangay Ginebra with a big second half to come away with a 131-121 win that tied their PBA Governors’ Cup semifinal series at 2-2 Wednesday inside Smart Araneta Coliseum. June Mar Fajardo posted 29 points and 16 rebounds in a vital performance to anchor the Beermen to a convincing victory which reduced the sibling showdown into a best-of-three affair. READ: San Miguel overcomes Ginebra in OT thriller to tie PBA semis The Beermen drew level once more in the semis despite a 49-point performance from Justin Brownlee, whose Gin Kings trailed big in the […]…

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MANILA, Philippines – Researchers from the Ateneo Policy Center on Wednesday called for the regulation of flavored tobacco products to discourage consumption. After finding widespread use of flavor descriptors in 106 cigarette and cigar products from four major cities in the country, the think tank’s Tobacco Control and Governance team pushed for a potential ban on flavored tobacco products and the adoption of plain packaging to curb appeal. “It is ideal to enforce a ban on flavored tobacco products in compliance with the WHO FCTC (World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control), to which the Philippines is a signatory. […]…

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Internal Affairs Service (IAS) should be separate from the police force so that investigations into PNP personnel would be independent and transparent, former senator Panfilo Lacson said on Wednesday. During the Pandesal Forum in Quezon City, Lacson explained that the IAS of other countries’ police forces usually strike fear among officers as they know that it investigates intently and independently. This is not the case in the Philippines, Lacson pointed out. “I think the PNP law should be revisited, let us strengthen the Internal Affairs Service. We have that, but it is […]…

Keep on reading: PNP-IAS should be separate from police force — Lacson