

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement.
CICC Executive Director Alexander Ok. Ramos and PDEA Asec. Renato Gumban led the signing.
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Ret. PGen. Sotero Ramos, Highly Technical Consultant and Dir. Francis Del Valle, Director III, Legal and Prosecution Service of PDEA, joined the continuing.
Their collaboration will enhance efforts in combating cybercrimes, particularly these associated to harmful medication and managed parts.
The MoA ensures that the CICC’s assets and technical experience will likely be out there to PDEA representatives.
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Also, the CICC will facilitate the drug company’s information sharing with different companies.
On the opposite hand, PDEA will enable useful resource sharing with the CICC to forestall and suppress cybercrimes.
“We look forward to closer working relations. We see CICC as a binding entity to all of these, in the middle of all these activities,” Ramos mentioned.
Also, the CICC will facilitate the drug company’s information sharing with different companies related to RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and different related legal guidelines.
On the opposite hand, PDEA will enable useful resource sharing with the CICC to forestall and suppress cybercrimes.
PDEA Assistant Secretary Renato Gumban defined that criminals have shifted from financial institution transfers to cryptocurrency funds.
This new expertise makes it troublesome for regulation enforcement to trace drug funds.
“It’s a bit difficult. It needs technology [so] we need [the] CICC there,” Gumban acknowledged.
“We hope this is the beginning of a very long relationship,” Ramos added.