MANILA - The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Friday night it was experiencing a cyberattack. 

The agency, which enforces and monitors compliance of policies, laws, and regulations of public land transportation services, said it was working with the relevant government body to address the incident.

"We regret to inform the public that the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is currently experiencing a cyberattack," it said in an announcement.

"The team is currently coordinating with the authorities to look into the incident. We will provide further updates as soon as the page becomes available and secure. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation."

The LTFRB, however, did not provide additional details. It did not say which of its websites were affected. It also did not mention the scope of the cyber breach.

Earlier, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) confirmed the "persistent" cyberattacks on some government websites since 2023.

The attacks reportedly came from groups whose methods and techniques were linked to Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) groups.

This prompted the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to put up systems to detect and deter cyberattacks, including hacking attempts targeting the country’s government systems.