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'We are being hacked': PNP seeks P300M budget to counter cybercrime

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/trending/01/01/piracy.jpg"/><figcaption><em>ABS-CBN News file photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said it needs about P300 million to boost its anti-cybercrime division as incidents of online fraud increased during the global pandemic, when a lot of people work, study and transact online to avoid contracting COVID-19 outdoors.</p><p>While authorities have arrested some 252 individuals who either stole identities or committed fraud online, the PNP&#x27;s &quot;cyberpatrol&quot; efforts need to be improved, PNP chief Gen. Camilo Cascolan said during a budget hearing in the Senate.</p><p>&quot;We requested funds for the cybercrime development and capabilities in the amount of P300 million,&quot; Cascolan told senators.</p><p>&quot;To be frank with you, we are even being hacked by a lot of hackers,&quot; he said.</p><p>Cascolan did not give details about the hacking incidents, but said that there remains to be a &quot;lot of scammer and predators in the online world.&quot;</p><p>The number of phishing and donation scams rose in April, a month after Luzon was placed on lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, the National Bureau of Investigations (NBI) earlier said, without giving exact figures.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gISxyOXGgcM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The number of reported online sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines increased by at least 260 percent during the coronavirus lockdown, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/25/20/reported-child-sexual-abuse-online-in-ph-up-by-over-260-pct-during-lockdown-doj">Reported child sexual abuse online in PH up by over 260 pct during lockdown: DOJ</a></li></ul><p>Sen. Ramon &quot;Bong&quot; Revilla, who raised the cybercrime issue during budget deliberations in the Senate, said the chamber will try to augment to PNP&#x27;s budget for its online patrol units.</p><p>&quot;This goes beyond cyber bullying. Online selling scam ang pinakanagaganap ngayon,&quot; Revilla said.</p><p>&quot;We need to strengthen the capacity of the PNP by augmenting the budget to counter cybercrime,&quot; he said.</p><p>The PNP is batting for a P190.51-billion budget in 2021, 2 percent higher than its current P187.32-billion funding.<br/> </p>

<p>The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said it needs about P300 million to boost its anti-cybercrime division as incidents of online fraud increased during the global pandemic, when a lot of people work, study and transact online to avoid contracting COVID-19 outdoors.</p>

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said it needs about P300 million to boost its anti-cybercrime division as incidents of online fraud increased during the global pandemic, when a lot of people work, study and transact online to avoid contracting COVID-19 outdoors.

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'We are being hacked': PNP seeks P300M budget to counter cybercrime

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 01, 2020 04:51 PM PHT

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Updated October 01, 2020 10:13 PM PHT

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