MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the “National Cybersecurity Plan 2024-2029”, the Palace announced Thursday.

Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan Uy said Marcos was presented with the five-year plan detailing how to bolster the country’s guard against cyberattacks.

“The national cybersecurity plan is, well, it’s a document that provides direction, policy direction, as well as operational guidelines on how to build up our cybersecurity posture vis-à-vis the rest of the world,” Uy said in a Palace briefing.

According to Uy, the National Cybersecurity Plan 2024-2029 helps address the need to improve policy-making when creating a safer cyber landscape.

“It also identifies cyber assets, infrastructure that’s out there that needs to be protected; provides how all of the different government agencies, the different sectors – whether its energy, transportation, finance sector – can come together and address quick responses in case there are any attacks or any attempts, and a good coordination mechanism so that these information are shared,” he said.