Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Wednesday hackers used his credit card to buy a million-peso worth of food for delivery.
“My credit card has just been hacked! May nag order ng P1M worth of food sa Food Panda in less than an hour. Ano yan lauriat para sa buong barangay???” Gatchalian said on Twitter.
The senator shared a screenshot of the transactions which showed that four purchases were charged to his credit card in the afternoon of January 5.
Each transaction ranged from P96,265 to P356,517.
“The hacker managed to change my registered phone number so he got the OTPs. He knew what he was doing. I just don’t know how he will eat a million worth of food,” the senator said.
Gatchalian was ranked as the 9th richest senator in 2020 with a net worth of P95 million.
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47% of Metro Manila residents doubt getting COVID-19 vaccine – OCTA
Many Filipinos in Metro Manila are still unconvinced to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a survey by the OCTA Research Group.
According to the survey, only one in every four residents of Metro Manila is willing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Survey question and answer: If there is a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19, would you say that:
- I will be vaccinated – 25 percent
- I still don’t know if I will get vaccinated or not – 47 percent
- I will not get vaccinated – 28 percent
The face-to-face interview was participated by 600 survey respondents in Metro Manila from December 9 to 13.
“We were also surprised that despite being the most informed region where discussion about this has taken place that a lot of people are still not sure or not willing to have themselves vaccinated, this is a product of a lack of information,” said Ranjit Rye, member of the group.
The survey also showed that a large proportion of those who want to be vaccinated are from class A, B, and C, or those who are capable and middle class while many in class E do not want to be vaccinated.
This is said to be the reason why there is a need for an intense information drive in the Philippines.
According to OCTA and doctors, the Dengvaxia controversy still has an impact on Filipinos’ low confidence in vaccines.