PNP cracks down on abusive online lending apps

2026-03-17 - 21:21

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has ordered the Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) to crack down on online lending applications that allegedly harass borrowers online and violate data privacy laws. “We documented cases of photos [being manipulated] to humiliate and scare their borrowers. This is not acceptable and this kind of wrongdoing clearly