A Mabuhay Network LLC charge on your PayPal account is a subscription payment for iWantTFC, the Filipino streaming service formerly known as The Filipino Channel. Mabuhay Network LLC is the billing name used by ABS-CBN International, which runs the platform, so that name appears on your PayPal statement instead of “iWantTFC” or “TFC.” If you don’t remember signing up, the charge most often traces back to a free trial that converted to a paid plan, or to someone else with access to your PayPal account.
Why the Charge Appeared
iWantTFC’s U.S. subscriptions are $4.99 per month for the Basic Plan and $12.99 per month for the Premium Plan, with promotional pricing that sometimes drops Premium to $9.99.1iWantTFC Help Center. For Customers in the US A charge in that range is a recurring subscription. An amount outside those tiers usually points to a one-time pay-per-view purchase, such as a boxing match or concert.
The most common reason for a surprise charge is a free trial that rolled over. Once the trial ends, PayPal processes each monthly payment automatically as a pre-approved payment, with no login or approval needed on your end. Other possibilities: a family member or housemate signed up using your PayPal account, or you created the account yourself and forgot.
One useful boundary: if you subscribed through the iWantTFC app on an iPhone or Android, billing normally runs through Apple or Google Play, not PayPal. A Mabuhay Network LLC line on PayPal points to a subscription started on the iWantTFC website or linked directly to PayPal at sign-up.
Confirm the Charge in Your PayPal Account
Open your PayPal Activity page, find the Mabuhay Network LLC transaction, and click it to expand the details. Note the Transaction ID — you’ll need it for any contact with iWantTFC or PayPal.2PayPal. Why Are There Different Buyer and Seller Transaction IDs for the Same Transaction Check the date, the amount, and the funding source. If the money came from a linked credit card, you may have chargeback rights through your card issuer as a backup if PayPal doesn’t resolve things in your favor.
Ask iWantTFC for a Refund First
Contact the merchant before filing anything with PayPal. Refunds tend to come faster from the merchant’s own support, and PayPal’s dispute process takes longer. iWantTFC support is reachable by email at support@iwanttfc.com or through their Facebook page at facebook.com/iWantTFC.3iWantTFC Help Center. How Can I Contact Customer Support
In your message, include the PayPal Transaction ID, the charge date, the amount, and the email tied to your iWantTFC account if you have one. If this came from a forgotten trial and you never actually watched anything, say so. Streaming services often refund a billing cycle when the account shows no viewing activity.
Stop Future Charges
To stop the billing cleanly, cancel in two places: with iWantTFC and inside PayPal. Doing only one leaves the other active and can create problems later.
Cancel the iWantTFC Subscription
If you subscribed on the iWantTFC website, log in, open your profile, click Account, and select Cancel Plan in the Upcoming Payments section.4iWantTFC Help Center. How Do I Cancel My Subscription If you signed up through the Android app, cancel through Google Play; through an iPhone, cancel in your Apple ID subscription settings; through Roku, cancel in your Roku account.
Canceling doesn’t cut off access immediately. You keep the content through the end of your current billing period, so there’s no reason to delay.5iWantTFC Help Center. If I Cancelled My Basic Plan, Can I Still Take Back My Cancellation
Cancel the Automatic Payment in PayPal
On the PayPal website, go to Settings, then Payments, then “Subscriptions and saved businesses” (sometimes labeled “Automatic Payments”). Find Mabuhay Network LLC, open it, and cancel the automatic payment. On the mobile app, open the menu, tap Subscriptions or Linked Businesses, select the merchant, and choose Stop Paying with PayPal.6PayPal. What Is an Automatic Payment and How Do I Update or Cancel One
Important catch: canceling the PayPal side stops the payment, but it does not cancel your subscription with iWantTFC.7PayPal. How To Cancel Recurring Payments in 4 Ways The merchant can still treat your account as active and may try to collect through another method or flag an unpaid balance. Cancel on both sides.
Dispute the Charge Through PayPal
If iWantTFC won’t refund you, or if you believe the charge is unauthorized, open PayPal’s Resolution Center, select the transaction, and click Report a Problem.8PayPal. How Do I Report an Unauthorized Transaction or Account Activity
Timing matters. For an unauthorized transaction, meaning someone accessed your account without permission, PayPal says to report it as soon as you notice, and Regulation E gives you 60 days from the date the statement showing the error was sent. For a billing dispute, such as being charged after cancellation or for the wrong amount, the window is also 60 days from the first statement reflecting the error.9PayPal. Dispute Filing Timeframes The 180-day timeframe people sometimes reference applies to Purchase Protection claims for items not received or significantly not as described, which is a different category.10PayPal. PayPal Purchase Protection Program
Most decisions arrive within 14 days, though some cases run 30 days or longer.11PayPal. How Long Does It Take To Resolve a Dispute or Claim If you file a dispute first and can’t reach agreement with the merchant, you have 20 days to escalate it to a formal claim, or PayPal closes it automatically.10PayPal. PayPal Purchase Protection Program Keep your Transaction ID on hand throughout.
If the subscription was set up without clear disclosure of the auto-renewal terms, that may violate the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, which requires sellers to clearly disclose the material terms and get express informed consent before charging through a negative option feature.12Congress.gov. Public Law 111-345 – Restore Online Shoppers Confidence Act The FTC’s click-to-cancel rule, finalized in late 2024, also requires that cancellation be at least as easy as sign-up.13Federal Trade Commission. Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Click-to-Cancel Rule Making It Easier for Consumers To End Recurring Subscriptions Both are useful reference points in a dispute or an FTC complaint.
If the Charge Is a Little Higher Than the Plan Price
A charge slightly above $4.99 or $12.99 is almost certainly state sales tax added on top of the subscription price. Whether a state taxes digital streaming varies: some treat it as taxable, others exempt it as intangible. The gap between the advertised price and the amount billed isn’t an error, just the tax line folded into the PayPal total.