26THE PHILIPPINES’ CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY

Strengthening partnerships to enhance cybersecurity capability

Amparo Pamela H. Fabe and Ella Zarcilla-Genecela

Introduction: the Philippines’ cybersecurity strategy

Cybersecurity constitutes a new field of expertise in the Philippines. Faced with an increasing incidence of cyber-attacks on companies, individuals and corporate websites, the Philippine discourse reflected the idea that the country’s reliance on technology also constituted a high security risk that needed to be properly addressed. The Philippine legislators passed Republic Act 10,844 which shall be known as the Department of Information and Communications Technology Act of 2015. In accordance with the law, the Department of Information ...

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