Despite high-profile arrests, dismantling the industry is tough, but activists say arrests are crucial to stopping these ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a speech during a ceremony for the promotion of Philippine National Police generals at Malacañang on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. — Screengrab from ...

The Supreme Court cleared 10 former Department of Finance (DOF) employees implicated in the P60-billion tax credit scam in the 1990s after ...

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has warned the public against online scams during the holiday season. The NBI said scammers often take advantage of the holidays by ...

MANILA, Philippines — As Filipinos ramp up online shopping, digital payments and money transfers during the holiday season, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky warned that cybercriminals are also ...

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (PIA) — Amid a surge in online scams during the holiday season, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) urged the public to report suspected ...

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Holiday travelers are warned to watch out for fake travel sites that steal cash and personal information. The BBB warns that packages you didn't order could show up at the door as part of a new scam ...

A Philippine court on Thursday convicted a former mayor, who officials say is a Chinese national, of human trafficking charges for helping establish an illegal online gaming complex in a northern ...

Former Bamban mayor Alice Guo attends a hearing of an investigation into illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators at the Senate in Pasay City, Philippines, Sept. 9, 2024. Credit: PNA photo by ...

A court in Philippines has sentenced a former mayor to life in jail for her role in operating a major scam centre in the Southeast Asian country. Alice Guo, ex-mayor of the agricultural town of Bamban ...