Marcos vows to equip AFP vs cybersecurity threats

MOREWEAPONS NEEDED Tanks be part of a army parade in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon Metropolis. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday vowed that his administration would equip the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with adequate instruments and coaching in opposition to cybersecurity threats.

Talking on the 89th anniversary celebration of the AFP, Marcos harassed that the threats the nation is dealing with these days don’t restrict to shores or to the standard battlefield, however on-line as properly.

“They’re now complicated, multifaceted, and, at occasions, invisible,” he stated in his speech.

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“The geopolitical developments and tensions proceed to check our sovereignty and our resolve. The surge in cybersecurity threats, if unchallenged and unaddressed, will problem our nationwide safety,” he added.

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He additionally famous that misinformation and disinformation threaten the democracy that the federal government has fought so exhausting to guard.

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“As we commemorate your accomplishments, we should additionally look ahead to the longer term that awaits. The fashionable age calls for that we meet these evolving challenges head-on. It requires an AFP that’s grounded in an understanding of its position in a quickly altering world,” Marcos stated.

“To boost our capabilities and preparedness, we’re harnessing the most recent applied sciences, reinforcing our methods, and enhancing the abilities of each soldier, each sailor, and each airman. This ensures that we’re prepared to reach the battles on the sector [and] in our on-line world, for the peace of thoughts of our folks,” he additionally stated.

“In any case, we’re constructing an AFP that may maintain its personal on the worldwide stage—one which stands shoulder to shoulder with the world’s best armed forces,” he added.