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SENATE Minority Leader Koko Pimentel on Thursday issued a public warning against holiday-themed scams, urging Filipinos to remain vigilant against fraudulent schemes proliferating during this season of gift-giving and online shopping.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He emphasized the importance of heeding the National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) advisory.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Mag-ingat po tayo ngayong Kapaskuhan,” Pimentel said, reminding the public to be cautious.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Maraming scammer ang naghahanap ng pagkakataon para manloko. Use your KoKote always,” he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The senator highlighted the NTC’s advice to avoid clicking links embedded in suspicious text messages.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He stressed the ease with which these scams can compromise personal information and financial security.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Huwag po tayong magpapadala sa mga mensaheng hindi natin kilala ang pinagmulan,” Pimentel cautioned.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Bago kayo mag-click, siguraduhin ninyong lehitimo ang pinagmulan ng mensahe,” he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pimentel reiterated the NTC’s call for citizens to report suspicious text messages and online scams through their website or by contacting the NTC Hotline at 1682.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He urged everyone to take proactive steps to protect themselves and their families from these fraudulent activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Ang pag-iingat ay susi para maiwasan ang mga scam,” he concluded.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SENATE Minority Leader Koko Pimentel on Thursday issued a public warning against holiday-themed scams, urging Filipinos to remain vigilant against fraudulent schemes proliferating during this<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10895"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10895"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10899,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10895\/revisions\/10899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}