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The military is creating a cyber command to improve defenses against the almost-daily cyber attacks and relax its recruitment rules to attract online experts, the chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines said yesterday.

AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner noted that several government agencies, including the House of Representatives, have fallen victim to cyber attacks and that some of these incidents came from abroad.

The Philippines has complained about what it calls aggressive Chinese action including “dangerous maneuvers” by its coastguard and navy, especially near a disputed shoal.Cyber defense training was part of the joint exercises this year with US forces, Brawner said, highlighting the growing importance of cyber resilience in defense strategy.

Meanwhile, the?Philippine National Police has also beefed up its cybersecurity to?prevent the attacks on its systems. “We have strengthened not only the hardware, but also the software,” PNP public information officer Col. Jean Fajardo?told reporters in a news briefing. To settle “once and for all” the issue of irregularities in the May 2022 elections, the Commission on Elections...

 

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