MANILA, Philippines — 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 ...

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 ...

ON A HUMID afternoon in Manila, Trisha C. Valisno remembers sitting in a small storefront she once believed would fund her future. The shelves were neatly arranged. Staff greeted walk-in clients. A ...

MANILA, Philippines — Online scams are becoming more sophisticated and increasingly borderless. For millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families, the risks are real and often ...

Messaging app Telegram will remain legal in the Philippines provided it cracks down on content including illegal gambling and online scams.

PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL institutions must strengthen their safeguards against consumer risks like fraud and cyberattacks as the rapid digitalization of the industry heightens its exposure to threats, ...

Manila: A shocking Senate investigation reveals hundreds of fully paid but non-existent flood control projects from 2016 to 2025, costing Philippine taxpayers roughly ₱180 billion ($3 billion). With ...