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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171591534961320240501-marcos-labor-day-PPA-15.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on May 1, 2024. <em>File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has ordered the military and other security officials to beef up its skills to combat &quot;new forms&quot; of threat, particularly the emergence of digital warfare.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/5/17/china-renews-call-for-philippines-to-stop-provocations-over-south-china-sea-905">China renews call for Philippines to stop &#x27;provocations&#x27; over South China Sea</a></div><p>“Times are changing and we are facing new threats now to our nation’s security. The battlefield is changing, it will go beyond traditional warfighting as we have known it,&quot; <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Marcos told military officials said Thursday during his visit at the <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Camp Edilberto Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City.</span></span></p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/23/pco-refutes-audio-deep-fake-of-marcos-jr-018">PCO refutes audio &#x27;deep fake&#x27; of Marcos Jr.</a></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">&quot;I call on you to develop the skills that are going to be required to combat these new forms of warfare, including those that extend up to the digital realm,&quot; he added.</span></div><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/02/17/21/digital-warfare-myanmars-cyber-crackdown-explained">RELATED: Digital warfare: Myanmar&#x27;s cyber crackdown explained</a></span></div><p>The Philippine government had earlier slammed China for spreading what it calls false narratives on the West Philippine Sea issue.</p><p>Philippine Navy official <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Roy Vincent Trinidad</span> labeled China&#x27;s tactic as &quot;Marites warfare&quot; or &quot;sowing intrigue among us Filipinos&quot; to trigger infighting and divert attention from its maritime violations in the West Philippine Sea.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/10/-marites-warfare-philippine-navy-scoffs-at-china-s-claims-1634">&#x27;Marites warfare&#x27;: Philippine Navy scoffs at China&#x27;s claims</a></div><p>On Thursday, Marcos issued the same warning, saying the &quot;country’s enemies will discretely infiltrate the very communities and institutions the government and security institutions seek to protect.&quot;</p><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">He said security forces must be prepared to fight false narratives, disinformation, and digital operation.</span></div><div><span id="isPasted">In 2022, a </span> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/11/22/9-in-10-pinoys-say-fake-news-a-problem-pulse-asia"></a><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/11/22/9-in-10-pinoys-say-fake-news-a-problem-pulse-asia">Pulse Asia survey</a></span><span id="isPasted"> showed that a</span><span>bout 9 out of every 10 Filipinos believe &quot;fake news&quot; is a problem in the Philippines. </span></div><div><span><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/14/23/marcos-calls-for-youth-oriented-campaign-vs-disinformation">Marcos calls for youth-oriented campaign vs disinformation</a></span></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IfnAB9I_d04?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Philippine government had earlier slammed China for spreading what it calls false narratives on the West Philippine Sea issue. </p>

The Philippine government had earlier slammed China for spreading what it calls false narratives on the West Philippine Sea issue.

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'Battlefield is changing': Marcos orders military to gear up for 'digital warfare'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 17, 2024 11:21 AM PHT

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