DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 June) — Officials of Barangay Mintal here issued a warning to its residents after reports of scam calls and texts using the barangay’s name to scare individuals into settling fake court cases surfaced. On its
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 December) – Fifty-nine workers of an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub were arrested in a raid conducted by operatives from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Davao around 2:30 a.m. Friday at a warehouse
MindaNews fact-checked a post of a missing foreign child in Davao City being widely shared on Facebook. The claim is fake and a scam. In the worst case, the sharer’s accounts could be compromised and taken over by the scammers.
By Victoria Tulad, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Facebook pages selling Filipino babies continue to proliferate despite efforts to stop the illegal trade online, an investigation by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) showed. It underscores the difficulty of
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 24 October) — Residents here were shocked to learn that a popular homegrown multi-talented FM radio music disc jockey here who tried his luck in other money-making businesses in neighboring provinces turned out to be
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 April) – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte warned the public on Thursday against “unscrupulous individuals” involved in a real estate scam in Taguig City using a “notarial stamp” bearing her name. “It has come to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 April) – Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Cotabato on Saturday warned the public against falling prey to a scam using his name to solicit funds allegedly to pay for his hospital bills.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 22 Feb) – Joint police operatives recovered in nearby Koronadal City a sports utility vehicle (SUV) that is reportedly owned by a victim of car rental swindle or “rent–sangla” scam from Laguna province. Chief Insp. Arnold
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 06 January) – Passengers of Philippine Airlines bound for Nagoya, Japan via Manila on Thursday and Friday were stranded at the F. Bangoy International Airport (formerly Davao International Airport) here after they were scammed allegedly by a
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 July) – Former Mayor Percianita Racho of Buenavista, Agusan del Norte is facing trial before the Sandiganbayan for violation of the Government Procurement Reform Act and the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for “anomalously disbursing”
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 5 May) – If someone offers to double your money in three months’ time or increase it by 200 percent in six months, would you hand him your years of savings to take advantage of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 Feb) – Filipinos have been warned again to be cautious about handing their money to companies who present themselves as authorized sellers of investment products with the proliferation of Ponzi investment scheme in the country. During Tuesday’s press
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 Oct0 – At least 18,500 people have fallen victim to a pyramiding scam in Dinagat Island, according to National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-13. NBI-Caraga Regional Director Mario F. Sison told MindaNews that cases have been
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 4 Dec) – Round two of the word war between Senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Miriam Defensor-Santiago exploded today with Santiago insisting that Enrile was the real mastermind of the P10-billion pork barrel scam. In a
