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Where is China money going? Gambling, real estate, tours, big cities big winners

Alvin A. Camba, Contributor/Fellow, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at May 11 05:54 AM

The fourth state visit to China of President Rodrigo R. Duterte just 2 weeks ago is said to have yielded business deals worth a total of US$12.165 billion and a grant of one billion renminbi (about US$148.5 million). Read more »

Banyagang lalaki nahulihan ng baril, bala, droga, sangkot umano sa online scam

Gracie Rutao, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 04:59 PM

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – Arestado ang isang lalaki na mula sa bansang Cameroon matapos na mahulihan ng baril, bala at ilegal na droga sa tinutuluyang bahay nito sa Barangay Pulung Maragul, Huwebes ng hapon. Read more »

The Breakdown: Social media war for the polls

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 10:14 AM

Candidates in the May 13 midterm elections are waging a different kind of war on social media, which complements the traditional campaign on television and on the ground. Migs Bustos breaks down the numbers to explain why candidates are campaigning hard online. Read more »

Inside a Chinese gambling entity: What happens, who works, how?

Alvin A. Camba, Contributor/Fellow, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at May 09 11:41 PM

The sudden surge of offshore gambling firms during Duterte is not surprising.  Read more »

Lalaki arestado sa 'online grooming' sa Quezon City

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 07:12 PM

Natimbog ng mga awtoridad ang isang lalaking gumagamit ng larawan ng iba sa Facebook profile at nananakot sa mga biktimang babae na ikakalat ang mga hubad na larawan ng mga ito kung hindi makikipagtalik sa kaniya. Read more »

China's social media troll 'army' wages war on Uighurs

Elizabeth Law, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 12:53 PM

BEIJING, China - The Chinese troll army suddenly struck one evening, bombarding the Facebook pages of two pro-Uighur groups with an array of verbal grenades and offensive images. Read more »

1 Nigerian patay, 7 arestado sa online ‘love scam’

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 09:34 PM

Ayon sa NBI, bukod sa love scam, dawit din ang mga suspek sa iba pang krimen gamit ang internet gaya ng credit card skimming. Read more »

YouTube touts first new original program under free strategy

Sheila Dang and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at May 03 11:04 AM

Alphabet Inc's YouTube unveiled on Thursday nine new original programs that will be available for free this year as the streaming service shrinks an effort to attract subscribers with content exclusively behind a paywall. Read more »

DOTA, Mobile Legends isasama ba ng DepEd sa Palarong Pambansa?

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 04:13 PM

Handa na ba ang Department of Education na buksan ang Palarong Pambansa para sa mga atletang nakapokus sa online games?  Read more »

Naghahanap ng date? 'Secret crush' puwede nang ilista sa Facebook

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 01:47 PM

Nitong Miyerkoles, inilunsad ng Facebook sa Pilipinas ang isang dating feature kung saan maaari nang ilista ng mga user ang kanilang "secret crush."  Read more »

Umano'y online scammer huli sa entrapment sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 08:49 PM

Hindi na raw magpaparamdam ang seller kapag nadeposito na ang paunang bayad sa ibinebentang solar water heater. Read more »

2 Korean fugitives arrested in Pampanga, face deportation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 01:47 PM

MANILA - Immigration agents arrested on Thursday two South Koreans wanted by authorities in Seoul for illegally operating an online gaming firm in the Philippines that victimized many of their compatriots. Read more »

Amazon first-quarter sales beats estimates

Reuters
Posted at Apr 26 07:33 AM

Amazon.com Inc on Thursday topped first-quarter sales estimates as the world's biggest online retailer benefited from soaring demand for its cloud and advertising businesses and a surge in online shopping. Read more »

4 in 5 millennials play online games - survey

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 10:38 AM

About 4 in 5 "millennials" or those aged between 23 and 28 play online games, according to a survey by a political consulting firm.    Read more »

Bakit dapat bantayan ang pagbi-video games ng bata

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 02:47 PM

Ano ang maaaring maging epekto ng sobrang paglalaro ng video games sa mga bata?  Read more »

Australia gives P298-M in aid to fight online child abuse in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 03:46 AM

The six-year project is meant to strengthen the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of cybercrime cases. Read more »

BPI says mobile, online platforms on ‘limited services mode’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 08:09 PM

In an advisory, BPI said its clients may view their credit card and prepaid balances, and investment holdings. Read more »

BPI restores payroll services, online and mobile banking

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 01:02 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—Bank of the Philippine Islands said it has restored some services that became temporarily unavailable due to a recent systems upgrade. Read more »

ALAMIN: Tamang paggamit ng gadgets ng mga bata

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 01:18 AM

Paalala ng mga eksperto sa mga magulang, gabayang mabuti ang mga anak. Read more »

Online stores must complement physical shops, says retailer group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 07:50 PM

Instead of pitting "brick and mortar" stores against online stores, retailers should look at how "clicks" can complement "bricks", said an official of Wilcon.  Read more »