President Ferdinand 鈥淏ongbong鈥� Marcos Jr. | FILE PHOTO: PCO
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. saw the need to bolster the country鈥檚 cybersecurity by speeding up three select measures still pending in the Senate.
According to a Palace statement on Wednesday, the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) Digital Infrastructure Group recommended that Marcos certify these bills as urgent.
鈥淚t looks like there is a great need for structural requirements in legislation. Let me work on the Cybersecurity Act, Anti-Mule and the Online Site Blocking Act. We will talk with the leadership of the legislature and see how we can move along quickly,鈥� Marcos told PSAC officials in a meeting.
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The Cybersecurity Act aims to further strengthen the country鈥檚 cybersecurity, while the Anti-Mule aims to prevent fraudulent schemes.
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Meanwhile, the Online Site Blocking Act would prohibit people from registering an account under a false identity.
鈥淩ight now, contents are being pilfered over the internet and no more the DVDs. Unfortunately, there are laws that we really need to give a lot of teeth to our Executive branch to implement properly,鈥澛� the PSAC said.