PNP-ACG and GCash Join Forces in Social Media Crackdown on Cybercrime
In a concerted effort to boost public trust and enhance the safety of digital financial transactions, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG), in partnership with GCash, continues its proactive patrol of social media platforms, leading to the recent apprehension of multiple cybercrime suspects. In one of the operations, authorities arrested a suspect accused of exploiting a minor via a popular online platform. The suspect allegedly arranged a meeting between the victim and a client at a hotel, unaware that law enforcement had been monitoring the exchange. Executed by the PNP-ACG’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons/Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (Anti-TIP/OSAEC) unit, the operation resulted in the rescue of the minor and the arrest of the perpetrator under Republic Act 9208, as amended by Republic Act 10364, which address human trafficking and online sexual exploitation. In a separate string of operations, multiple individuals were caught s...