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MARK VILLAR PUSHES FOR LAW VS FINANCIAL CYBERCRIME

Senator Mark Villar delivered his sponsorship speech on the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act or AFASA before the Senate floor. Villar’s sponsorship was overwhelmingly supported by the Senate as the Senate President Migz Zubiri, Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, and Senators Win Gatchalian, Bong Revilla, Jinggoy Estrada have also delivered their co-sponsorship speeches, supporting the AFASA bill. […]

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PCSO WARNS AGAINST SCAMMERS

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Chairman Junie E. Cua reminded the public to only rely on official channels for news regarding the agency. Cua’s reminder comes amid repeated attempts to use his name and that of other PCSO officials and the agency’s logo by online scammers. Cua also warned the public against clicking links sent […]

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POE TO DICT: GO AFTER SIM FARMS, SCAMMERS

Senator Grace Poe exhorted authorities to clamp down on mobile phone scammers without letup as the registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) continues. Poe, principal author of the SIM Registration Act, said scams through text still appear in the inbox of subscribers, including recent messages saying their online bank account has been blocked. “There are […]

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ZUBIRI BACKS SIM REGISTRATION AGAINST SCAMMERS

The Senate of the Philippines approved Senate Bill No. 1310, or the SIM Registration Bill, on the third reading–making it the first third reading approval of the Senate this 19th Congress. “The SIM Registration Act is a weapon to foil the evolving use of this device in criminal activities. As scams to harm the public […]

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SIM REGISTRATION TO EXPOSE SCAMMERS – DELA ROSA

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa assured that text scammers and other cyber fraudsters using subscriber identity modules, commonly known as SIM cards for cellphones, can no longer hide their identities once the SIM Registration Bill becomes law. In his co-sponsorship speech of Senate Bill No. 1310 to be known as Subscriber Identification Module (SIM), under […]