The launch comes on the same day that Sen. Risa Hontiveros led a Senate inquiry into platforms like Roblox, pushing for measures such as mandatory age verification and stricter child safety standards.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution seeking an investigation into online gaming platforms such as Roblox, citing potential risks to children and the need for stronger safeguards.
During a recent budget hearing, Sen. Risa Hontiveros questioned the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s original plan to pursue direct contracting.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros said information from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) revealed that almost all large-scale investigations on cyberfraud and cyberscams in the world has a traceable connection to the Philippines.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros has flagged Facebook groups that are used by teenagers to sell sexual videos and images online to fund expenses in online learning.
Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Tuesday, March 2, called out social media giants Facebook and Twitter for their absence in the Senate hearing on online abuse and exploitation of children, describing these platforms as a "crime scene" particularly of fake accounts committing criminal activities.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, Feb. 24, urged the National Security Council (NSC) to immediately conduct a security audit of newcomer Dito Telecommunity Corporation ahead of its commercial rollout on March 8.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros has called on the Commission on Audit to review the Department of National Defense's (DND) 2020 spending on cybersecurity in light of the agency's proposed P500-million fund for the same category in 2021.
Citing the military’s deal with third telco Dito Telecommunity as "foolish", Sen. Risa Hontiveros said she is opposing the Department of Defense (DND)’s proposal for a P500-million cybersecurity budget for 2021.
