Republic of the Philippines

Anti-Cybercrime Group

Philippine National Police

On August 5, 2025, at about 1:20 PM in General Santos City, operatives of the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 12 conducted an entrapment operation that led to the arrest of a 42-year-old man, alias “Machon,” for coercing an 18-year-old girl into engaging in sexual activities through a social media platform. “Machon” is facing charges for violation continue reading : 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫

On August 5, 2025, at about 1:00 PM in Tabuk City, Kalinga, operatives of the Kalinga Provincial Cyber Response Team conducted an entrapment operation that led to the arrest of a 25-year-old woman, alias “Rita,” for the illegal online sale of an electronic payment account through a registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. “Rita” is continue reading : 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄-𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚

On August 4, 2025, the Regional Trial Court of Zamboanga Sibugay convicted a 29-year-old man, alias “JC,” for violation of Section 11(g) of RA No. 11934 (SIM Registration Act of 2022) in relation to Section 6 of RA No. 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012) and sentenced him to community service. “JC” was arrested on continue reading : 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐈𝐌 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝

On August 5, 2025, at 8:12 AM in Pontevedra, Capiz, operatives of the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 6 arrested a 30-year-old man, alias “Jong,” pursuant to a warrant of arrest. “Jong” is facing charges for violation of Section 4(c)4 (Libel) of RA No. 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012), with bail set at Php10,000.00. Brigadier General continue reading : 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐳

On August 4, 2025, the Regional Trial Court of Lucena City convicted a 48-year-old man, alias “Arn,” for violation of Section 5(d) of RA No. 12010 (Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act or AFASA of 2024) in relation to Section 6 of RA No. 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012) and sentenced him to four years of continue reading : 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄-𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬

On August 4, 2025, at 5:47 PM in Tacloban City, Leyte, operatives of the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 8 arrested a 28-year-old man, alias “Juan,” pursuant to a warrant of arrest. “Juan” is wanted for violation of Article 315 (Swindling/Estafa) of the Revised Penal Code in relation to Section 6 of RA No. 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention continue reading : 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲

On August 4, 2025, at about 2:45 PM in Davao City, Davao del Sur, operatives of the Davao City Cyber Response Team conducted an entrapment operation that led to the arrest of a 26-year-old woman, alias “Anie” for the illegal online sale of an electronic payment account through a registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. continue reading : 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄-𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲

On August 4, 2025, at about 9:05 AM in Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija, operatives of the Nueva Ecija Provincial Cyber Response Team conducted an entrapment operation that resulted in the custody of a 17-year-old male, alias “Buloy,” for the illegal online sale of crested myna birds. “Buloy” is facing charges for violation of Section 27 continue reading : 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐲𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞𝐝, 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐮𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐄𝐜𝐢𝐣𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐲

The Regional Trial Court of Pasay City convicted a 37-year-old man, alias “Mon,” on July 29, 2025 for violation of Section 11(g) of RA No. 11934 (SIM Registration Act of 2022) and sentenced him to six months of imprisonment. “Mon” was arrested on March 11, 2025 through an entrapment operation conducted by the Southern District continue reading : 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐈𝐌 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬

On August 3, 2025, at 6:33 PM in Mamdurriao, Iloilo City, operatives of the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 6 conducted an entrapment operation that led to the arrest of an 18-year-old man, alias “Art,” for coercing and harassing a woman using explicit photos and videos through a social media platform. “Art” is facing charges for violations continue reading : 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬