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MANILA, Philippines — The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) flagged nine individuals and groups allegedly linked to online efforts to disrupt President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (Sona), officials said Wednesday.
CICC Undersecretary Aboy Paraiso said the agency placed its cyber monitoring operations on 24/7 status from Friday night until after the Sona, on Monday, deploying its monitoring and detection tools to identify credible threats against the annual address.
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According to Paraiso, some of the flagged individuals and groups allegedly sought to encourage the public to gather and create disturbances during the Sona.
