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During the second Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting at the Batasang Pambansa, one of the key proposals discussed is the elevation of DICT’s Cybersecurity Bureau into a National Cybersecurity Agency, which would serve as the central body for threat monitoring, incident response, and coordination across government and critical sectors.

Bohol representative Kristine Alexie Besas Tutor also called on the government to train more cybersecurity professionals, noting that the country only has around 200 cybersecurity experts.

A measure seeking to institutionalize the online registration of voters and strengthen the voter registration process as a whole has been passed on third and final reading in the House of Representatives.

Among the crimes defined by the bill include the creation of high-risk viral challenge, cyberbullying, and online impersonation.

Civil society groups, however, have opposed the proposed legislation as a knee-jerk reaction that could also create a bigger security problem once the database of SIM cards is breached.

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to establish the ?No Calls, No Text? registration system and penalize its violators.