fruit spin Shown in the photo are Ret. PGen. Sotero Ramos, Highly Technical Consultant; Usec. Alexander K. Ramos, Executive Director, CICC; Asec. Renato Gumban of PDEA; Dir. Francis Del Valle, Director III, Legal and Prosecution Service of PDEA.
MANILAbighit777, PHILIPPINES — The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement.
CICC Executive Director Alexander K. Ramos and PDEA Asec. Renato Gumban led the signing.
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Article continues after this advertisementRet. PGen. Sotero Ramos, Highly Technical Consultant and Dir. Francis Del Valle, Director III, Legal and Prosecution Service of PDEA, joined the proceeding.
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The MoA ensures that the CICC’s resources and technical expertise will be available to PDEA representatives.
Article continues after this advertisementAlso, the CICC will facilitate the drug agency’s data sharing with other agencies.
Article continues after this advertisementOn the other hand, PDEA will allow resource sharing with the CICC to prevent and suppress cybercrimes.
Article continues after this advertisement“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 said.
Also, the CICC will facilitate the drug agency’s data sharing with other agencies relevant to RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and other relevant laws.
Article continues after this advertisementOn the other hand, PDEA will allow resource sharing with the CICC to prevent and suppress cybercrimes.
PDEA Assistant Secretary Renato Gumban explained that criminals have shifted from bank transfers to cryptocurrency payments.
This new technology makes it difficult for law enforcement to track drug payments.
“It’s a bit difficult. It needs technology [so] we need [the] CICC there,” Gumban stated.
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“We hope this is the beginning of a very long relationshipbighit777,” Ramos added.
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