The DICT chief lamented the declining budget of the agency’s cybersecurity programs amid rising cyber threats.
Watch more News on iWantTFC MANILA -- Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy on Monday lamented the cut in the budget of the agency’s cybersecurity programs.
“Nakakalungkot po iyong cybersecurity budget natin ng DICT ay paliit ng paliit po. Nagsimula ang cybersecurity budget natin ng P1 billion tapos kinaltasan noong 2022, noong 2023 naging P600 million," he said. “Kumbaga kung may giyera po tayo, kung iyong giyera ay palaki ng palaki, iyong budget para sa armas at sa sundalo ay paliit ng paliit. Paano po natin lalabanan ang mga kalaban kung hindi tayo bibigyan ng bala, hindi tayo bibigyan ng armas, hindi tayo bibigyan ng sundalo na matrain para tugusin ang mga ito?” said Uy.
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