Malacanang made an assurance on Saturday that the government
continues to fortify the country’s banking system against hackers who have been
trying to penetrate the banking system.
There were reports saying that foreign hackers tried to
breached the country’s banking system.
Just recently, a breach in the banking industry resulted in
millions of dollars being stolen from the central bank in Bangladesh
In a radio interview, Communication Secretary Herminio
Coloma Jr said that government fight against financial hacking has two aspects:
creating institutions against cyber crimes and strengthening the anti-money
laundering system.
The government has been strengthening the training of the
personnel of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine
National Police (PNP) to boost their capability against cybercrimes.
“Kailan din lang ay naipasa ang batas na bubuuin na yung
isang bagong Department of Information and Communications Technology,” he told
dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
“Sa pamamagitan nito, mapapag-ugnay o mai-integrate lahat
nang iba’t ibang ahensya na may partisipasyon diyan sa daloy ng digital
information na siya nang kalakaran sa ating modernong daigdig.”
The other aspect is the Anti-Money Laundering system, and
the government already put up the Anti-Money Laundering Council. Its main task
is to fight corruption particularly those who are doing illegal money transfers,
he said.
There is also a package of reforms being carried out by the
government to strengthen the country’s banking rules especially the bank
secrecy law, he said.
“At tinitingnan na kung paano ito mapapalakas, at yung mga
tinatawag na loopholes sa batas ng Anti-Money Laundering, kung paano mapa-plug
yung loopholes sa batas.”
“Kaya yan din naman ang resulta nang pagkamulat at yung
tumaas na antas ng kamalayan ng mga mamamayan hinggil sa perwisyo at kasamaan
na dulot nitong cybercrimes.”
“At patuloy sanang pagtulungan ng lahat ng mga stakeholders,
hindi lamang ng pamahalaan, yung pagsabat sa cybercrime para maiwasan ang mga
katiwalian katulad nito,” Coloma added.
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