What is the proposed National Cybersecurity Council?

The council is envisioned as a centralized inter-agency body for policy-making, coordinating, and monitoring all matters relating to cybersecurity, cyber-terrorism, and the protection of critical information infrastructure (CII) in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines – As the Philippines undergoes rapid digital transformation, lawmakers are moving to institutionalize a National Cybersecurity Council (NCC).

The NCC is being legislated through multiple concurrent measures in the 20th Congress, including Senate Bills (SB) 1492, 1891, 1946, and 2085, as well as House Bills (HB) 7927, 8071, 8096, and 8482, and 12 other similar HBs.

Here’s what’s being proposed:

From fragmented to centralized approach