As we approach near the April 26 SIM Registration deadline, Smart has intensified its call for customers to register their SIMs ASAP to help prevent text scams and mobile phone-aided criminal activities. For its efforts, Smart unveils its‘Mag-SIM Reg para hindi SIM Dead’ campaign, where it also released a video to remind people to register […]
After a lengthy process, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has finally signed the SIM Card Registration Act into law. To summarize, the goal of this act is to crack down and possibly eliminate dubious activities being conducted by text scammers and phishing specialists as of late. These have caused massive losses and private telcos have been doing […]
Many eyes have been watching the progress of the SIM Card Registration Act, which finally made it to the Senate last month after some lengthy processes. Now, it appears ever closer to its implementation as President Bongbong Marcos is set to sign the SIM Card Registration Act tomorrow, October 10. To summarize, the goal of […]
Have you received a lot of scammy texts recently? We have too, and it seems to be a problem everyone in the country is experiencing. The public and private sectors are both doing their best to find the source of these messages, but measures to prevent them have been difficult to implement. Today, the largest […]
After removing SMS notifications and transferring them through their app, GCash further improves the data protection of its users by masking the names of its users in its send money service. Previously, GCash would reveal the full name of the user for convenience and help verify the recipient. The latest data protection of GCash stems […]
After Congress approves the SIM Registration Act, the Senate approved the said bill, voting 21-0-0 on the third and final reading. Known as SB 2395, the proposed SIM Card Registration Act will require all mobile phone users to register their SIM cards with their respective telco providers. Failure to do so would mean having their […]
The 911 National Emergency Hotline was activated yesterday — incredibly convenient to know that we only need to remember one number in case of an unfortunate incident. In case you missed the photo making its rounds on social media regarding the number of calls the hotline received, here’s a quick break down. From the hours […]
Infinix has grown so much in the Philippines during the past few years thanks to the incredible value their phones have to offer. READ MORE: Infinix HOT 40 Pro Priced at Php 7.5k in the Philippines Infinix ZERO 30 4G Review Philippines: Budget Selfie Champ Infinix is the Fastest-Growing Brand in SEA While the brand […]
Globe Telecom is reporting that its efforts in reducing bank-related spam and scam messages have largely been successful, with the telco achieving a large, 85% reduction in both for the first 3 quarters of the year. Read more: -Globe Blocks 32.2 Million Spam Text Messages in 2 Weeks -Philippine Congress Wants Spam Calls, Texts, Emails […]
GoPro has held its position as the go-to name in action cameras for quite some time. However, my last experience was with the GoPro Hero 7, a model from five generations ago. Given the advancements since then, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try out their latest offering – the GoPro Hero 12 Black […]
One of the concerns about using eWallets like GCash is the odds of falling into a scam. We previously made a tutorial on what you should do in case you got scammed in GCash, and the fintech platform has since made efforts to reduce scams on its platform. Staying true to its promise, GCash recently […]
Are you wondering if you were among the potentially millions of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) members whose private information was compromised in a recent cyberattack? The National Privacy Commission’s (NPC) newly released online tool may be able to provide you with an answer. The NPC’s “Na-leak ba ang PhilHealth Data ko?” portal, which was […]