Office of Cybercrime

Office of Cybercrime Designated as the central authority in all matters relating to international mutual assistance and extradition for cybercrime and cyber-related matters.

𝗨𝗡𝗢𝗗𝗖 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥-𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜-𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗨𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗖𝗦𝗘𝗔Makati City, 8 September 2026 — Th...
08/09/2026

𝗨𝗡𝗢𝗗𝗖 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥-𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜-𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗨𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗖𝗦𝗘𝗔

Makati City, 8 September 2026 — The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), opened today the three-day Workshop on Strengthening Responses to Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA), bringing together senior law enforcement officials, policymakers, prosecutors, child protection authorities, private-sector representatives, and international partners.

The workshop seeks to strengthen national and regional capacities to prevent, investigate, and respond to OCSEA amid emerging threats such as AI-enabled abuse, encrypted technologies, and financially motivated sextortion. It also provides a platform for participating countries and institutions to exchange experiences and good practices in establishing, operating, and sustaining specialized OCSEA investigative and operational units.

DOJ-OOC Director Dr. Aris S. Manguera joined Deputy Regional Prosecutor Barbara Mae P. Flores, Executive Director of the National Coordination Center against OSAEC and CSAEM; PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group Director PMGEN Wilson C. Asueta; PNP Women and Children Protection Center Chief PBGEN Maria Shiela T. Portento; and U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Director Navarro Moore during the opening session.

In his opening remarks, Dr. Manguera emphasized that OCSEA cannot be effectively addressed by any single institution, underscoring the need for an integrated ecosystem linking law enforcement, prosecution, child protection, technology and financial institutions, regulators, civil society, and international partners.

“The strength of our response depends not only on the capability of each institution, but on how effectively those institutions work together.”

Dr. Manguera further stressed that cybercrime responses must go beyond increasing the number of investigations and prosecutions. Information received through CyberTips, financial transactions, digital evidence, and other referrals must ultimately contribute to the identification, rescue, and protection of victims, particularly children.

Throughout the three-day workshop, participants will examine national OCSEA response ecosystems, specialized investigative units, international cooperation, and public-private partnerships. Discussions will also address the role of the technology and financial sectors and emerging challenges involving AI, CSAM, and sextortion.

Strategic roundtables will focus on policy and legislative frameworks, law enforcement and international cooperation, public-private partnerships, workforce development, and child-centred victim support. Participants are expected to identify priority actions, six-month milestones, and measurable twelve-month outcomes.

The workshop will culminate in the formulation of national and regional priorities and a Regional Way Forward, including opportunities for regional cooperation, capacity building, information sharing, and alignment with ASEAN-level initiatives.

The activity forms part of UNODC’s project on Strengthening Global and Regional Capacities in Digital Forensic Investigations to Respond to OCSEA, funded by the Government of the United States of America, and reflects the continuing partnership among the DOJ-OOC, UNODC, and international and domestic stakeholders in strengthening coordinated, technology-responsive, and victim-centred approaches against online child sexual exploitation and abuse.

𝗗𝗢𝗝-𝗢𝗢𝗖, 𝗖𝗜𝗖𝗖 𝗣𝗨𝗦𝗛 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗬𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚The Department of Justice – Office of Cybercrim...
03/09/2026

𝗗𝗢𝗝-𝗢𝗢𝗖, 𝗖𝗜𝗖𝗖 𝗣𝗨𝗦𝗛 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗬𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚

The Department of Justice – Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC), together with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), convened an inter-agency coordination meeting on 3 September 2026 to advance the development of a standardized and harmonized framework for the classification and reporting of cybercrimes in the Philippines.

Presided over by DOJ-OOC Director Dr. Aris S. Manguera, the meeting emphasized that a common classification framework is essential to ensuring that government agencies speak the same language when recording, analyzing, referring, investigating, and reporting cybercrime incidents. The initiative builds on earlier work on the Philippine Crime Index Research System and a CICC Executive Committee initiative toward harmonizing cybercrime classifications.

A key point of discussion was the need to distinguish legal classification, based on the offense or law violated, from modus operandi-based classification, which captures how cybercrimes are actually committed. Participants stressed that the eventual framework must be practical and responsive to the Philippine setting while generating reliable data for law enforcement, prosecution, policymaking, and public awareness.

The PNP was invited to present its existing cybercrime classification system and its proposed approach to harmonization later this month, with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to be included in the succeeding discussions. The meeting also explored the interoperability of agency complaint-management platforms, standardized case tagging, and the use of dashboards, mapping, and other data-visualization tools to strengthen the government’s understanding of cybercrime trends and improve case tracking from complaint through investigation, prosecution, and court filing.

The initiative forms part of the DOJ-OOC’s continuing effort to strengthen evidence-based cybercrime policy, inter-agency coordination, and a more integrated national response to cybercrime.

𝗗𝗢𝗝-𝗢𝗢𝗖, 𝗨𝗡𝗢𝗗𝗖 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗬𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘The Department of Justice – Office of...
02/09/2026

𝗗𝗢𝗝-𝗢𝗢𝗖, 𝗨𝗡𝗢𝗗𝗖 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗬𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘

The Department of Justice – Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC), in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), is conducting the 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 at Shangri-La Manila.

The two-day workshop brings together prosecutors from the Office of the Secretary of Justice Prosecution Staff (OSJPS), Office of the City Prosecutor of Makati, and Office of the City Prosecutor of Manila to strengthen prosecutorial capacity in addressing cybercrime and handling digital evidence.

In his Opening Remarks, DOJ-OOC Director Dr. Aris S. Manguera emphasized that almost every prosecutor today is, in some measure, already a cybercrime prosecutor, as even traditional crimes increasingly involve digital evidence—from mobile phones and social media to CCTV footage, electronic financial transactions, and online communications. He underscored the need for prosecutors to understand how digital evidence is obtained, authenticated, attributed, and effectively used in building cases.

Dr. Manguera also delivered a session on Understanding Cybercrime and Tools for Prosecutors, discussing cybercrime and cybercriminology, practical tools for prosecutors, and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗢𝗝-𝗢𝗢𝗖 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆’𝘀 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲, particularly in bridging investigation and prosecution, inter-agency coordination, policy development, capacity-building, and international cooperation.

The workshop also features Atty. Alain Bert G. Regis of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas – Consumer Account Protection Office (BSP-CAPO), who discussed the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) and key issues on offenses, evidence, and prosecution.

Other resource persons include Deputy City Prosecutor Robinson A. Landicho, State Counsel Maria Victoria Z. Matillano, State Counsel Jonalene P. Calara, Investigation Agent Jhesas Lheo D. Urgel, and SI III Jay F. Salanguste of the NBI-Cybercrime Division, together with experts from UNODC and other partner institutions. They shared practical insights on cybercrime law, the Guidelines on Cybercrime Investigation and Prosecution (GCIP), digital evidence, cybercrime warrants, international cooperation, and relevant jurisprudence.

Dr. Manguera encouraged participants to carry the learning beyond the workshop by sharing their expertise within their respective offices and strengthening working relationships with investigators, emphasizing that stronger prosecutorial capability strengthens the entire prosecution service and criminal justice system.

Through its continuing partnership with UNODC and collaboration with BSP-CAPO, the NBI, and other institutions, the DOJ-OOC remains committed to building a prosecution service equipped to respond effectively to the rapidly evolving challenges of cybercrime and digital evidence.

𝗗𝗢𝗝-𝗢𝗢𝗖 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥-𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗬 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗜-𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘In Thailand, delegates from the Department of Justice,...
30/08/2026

𝗗𝗢𝗝-𝗢𝗢𝗖 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥-𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗬 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗜-𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘

In Thailand, delegates from the Department of Justice, Philippine National Police, and National Bureau of Investigation discussed the creation of an inter-agency Technical Working Group (TWG) to develop a framework for the proper identification, authentication, evaluation, preservation, and presentation of AI-generated or AI-manipulated evidence.

The initiative recognizes the rapidly increasing use of artificial intelligence to generate or alter images, audio, video, documents, and other forms of digital content, creating new evidentiary challenges for investigators, prosecutors, forensic examiners, and courts.

The discussion highlighted that digital information is inherently susceptible to being modified, destroyed, manipulated, created, and duplicated, and that AI has further complicated questions of authenticity, attribution, reliability, and admissibility. It likewise emphasized the importance of defensible AI use, validated tools, data quality, corroboration, and the need to explain how AI-assisted results were obtained and why they can be relied upon.

The proposed TWG would explore the development of common protocols and minimum standards for handling AI-generated and AI-manipulated evidence. The delegates agreed on the importance of a coordinated inter-agency approach so that emerging investigative practices involving artificial intelligence remain technically sound, legally defensible, and capable of withstanding judicial scrutiny.

The initiative is envisioned as a practical step toward strengthening the Philippine criminal justice system’s preparedness for the evidentiary challenges posed by deepfakes, synthetic media, generative AI, and other emerging technologies.

𝗗𝗢𝗝 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗔 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘The Department of Justice led the Philippine deleg...
28/08/2026

𝗗𝗢𝗝 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗔 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘

The Department of Justice led the Philippine delegation to the Artificial Intelligence: International Investigations and Legal Response Course conducted by the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Bangkok and the United States Secret Service.

The Philippine delegation was headed by Dr. Aris S. Manguera, Director of the DOJ Office of Cybercrime, and included representatives from the Philippine National Police, National Bureau of Investigation, and the Judiciary.

The course brought together participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.

The course examined the growing role of artificial intelligence in criminal investigations, cybercrime, digital evidence, open-source intelligence, deepfakes and synthetic media, agentic AI, legal process, courtroom use, professional responsibility, and the risks posed by AI hallucinations and manipulated content. It also emphasized the need for responsible use, verification, transparency, documentation, and human oversight in the use of AI by investigators, prosecutors, and judges. The course itself was designed to address AI’s impact on investigations, cybercrime, evidence, legal work, and courtroom practice.

For cybercrime enforcement, the course was particularly significant as AI increasingly enhances both legitimate investigative capabilities and criminal activity. The course discussed how AI can lower barriers to cybercrime and fraud, enable more convincing scams, impersonation, deepfakes, social engineering, and other forms of cyber-enabled criminality.

In his valedictory address on behalf of the graduating class, Dr. Manguera emphasized that law enforcement and justice-sector professionals must never become “Luddites” in the face of technological change, but neither should they become blind followers of technology. He stressed the continuing importance of domain knowledge, professional judgment, accountability, and the discipline to “verify, verify, verify.”

He further underscored that as artificial intelligence becomes more powerful, the responsibility of those who use it becomes even greater.

𝗗𝗢𝗝 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗕𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲Despite the suspension of government work, the DOJ Special Proje...
22/08/2026

𝗗𝗢𝗝 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗕𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Despite the suspension of government work, the DOJ Special Projects Division (SPD) continued the conduct of the Forensics Course for Prosecutors, underscoring the Department’s commitment to strengthening prosecutors’ capacity to understand, evaluate, and effectively present forensic evidence in court.

The course brought together subject-matter experts in crime scene investigation, forensic photography, ballistics, fi****ms investigation, forensic chemistry, medico-legal examination, DNA analysis, fingerprinting, questioned documents, bitemarks, behavioral science, lie detector examination, and digital forensics, with the digital forensics session focusing on authentication, attribution, and open-source investigation.

Dr. Aris S. Manguera, Director of the DOJ Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC), participated in the course and delivered a reflection message at its conclusion. Dr. Manguera emphasized that continuing professional development remains essential even for experienced practitioners, particularly in a field as broad, technical, and constantly evolving as forensic science.

He stressed that for prosecutors, the value of forensic science ultimately lies in the ability to translate scientific findings and technical information into admissible, understandable, and persuasive evidence in court. He encouraged prosecutors to work more closely with law enforcement investigators and forensic experts, identify recurring evidentiary gaps, and strengthen case build-up from investigation to prosecution.

On the sidelines of the course, the DOJ-OOC also initiated exploratory discussions with the NBI Behavioral Science Division on possible areas of collaboration to address emerging cybercrime-related concerns, including the proliferation of nihilistic violent extremism (NVE). The discussions recognized the growing relevance of 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, particularly in understanding how criminal behavior, technology, and the online environment intersect. In this context, behavioral science plays an important role in examining online behavior, offender motivation, radicalization pathways, victim vulnerability, and other human factors that increasingly shape cybercrime prevention, investigation, and prosecution.

Dr. Manguera likewise expressed appreciation to the DOJ Special Projects Division, the Forensics Training Team, and the National Bureau of Investigation subject-matter experts for sustaining a substantive and practical learning program for prosecutors.

The DOJ-OOC remains committed to supporting prosecutors and strengthening partnerships with law enforcement and forensic institutions as crimes, investigations, and evidence increasingly acquire digital, scientific, and technological dimensions.

Grateful to IBPAP for the constructive dialogue and for highlighting the importance of sustained public–private collabor...
16/08/2026

Grateful to IBPAP for the constructive dialogue and for highlighting the importance of sustained public–private collaboration in strengthening the Philippines’ cybercrime response.

Our discussion reinforced a shared priority: building a cybercrime ecosystem where industry practices, digital evidence, investigation, prosecution, policy, and capacity-building are better aligned. The DOJ Office of Cybercrime looks forward to continuing this partnership toward more effective, evidence-based, and responsive approaches to cybercrime and cyber-enabled offenses.

16/08/2026

Scammers are advancing their tools and techniques, and AI is making their schemes more convincing.

AI voice cloning is making scams sound real. Criminals use synthetic voices to impersonate loved ones in distress, demanding money in fake kidnapping or emergency scams.

If you receive a call that sounds urgent or emotional, pause and verify before reacting. Contact your loved one directly using a trusted number.

14/08/2026

𝗗𝗢𝗝-𝗢𝗢𝗖 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 (𝗜𝗝𝗠) 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦

The Department of Justice–Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC) and the International Justice Mission (IJM) continued discussions on the development of clear, proportionate, and evidence-based criteria and compliance standards for internet intermediaries, with the broader objective of disrupting the spread of child sexual abuse and exploitation material (CSAEM) and other cyber-enabled offenses.

The discussion highlighted the importance of adopting a safety-by-design approach, particularly among internet service providers and other relevant intermediaries, so that safeguards against abuse are considered at the design and operational stages of digital services rather than only after harmful activity has occurred.

IJM emphasized the need for compliance clarity. Industry stakeholders should have a clear understanding of the minimum measures expected of them, the circumstances that trigger specific obligations, the appropriate reporting cadence, and the standards by which compliance will be assessed. Clear rules promote consistency, reduce uncertainty, and support more effective cooperation between government and the private sector.

At the same time, the development of these standards must account for the rights and legitimate interests of customers and users, including applicable requirements on privacy, due process, proportionality, and lawful access to information.

The DOJ-OOC stressed that any compliance standards or regulatory expectations imposed on internet intermediaries should be grounded in reliable data, documented risks, actual case typologies, and evidence of what interventions are effective. This ensures that measures are responsive to demonstrated harms, operationally feasible, and proportionate to the risks they are intended to address.

The continuing collaboration between DOJ-OOC and IJM forms part of a broader effort to strengthen cooperation among government, industry, and civil society in building a safer digital environment while ensuring that measures against cybercrime remain lawful, evidence-based, and rights-respecting.

𝗗𝗢𝗝-𝗢𝗢𝗖, 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗗 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗘𝗦The Dep...
13/08/2026

𝗗𝗢𝗝-𝗢𝗢𝗖, 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗗 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗘𝗦

The Department of Justice–Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC) met with the Credit Card Association of the Philippines (CCAP), with representatives from BDO, BPI, UnionBank, and RCBC, to discuss possible collaboration on a fraud awareness campaign addressing credit card, banking, and other cyber-enabled fraud schemes.

A key focus of the discussion was the need for consistent and coordinated public messaging across banks, credit card companies, industry associations, law enforcement agencies, and other government institutions. Consistency in fraud-prevention advisories is particularly important so that consumers receive clear and actionable guidance regardless of the institution with which they transact.

DOJ-OOC Director Dr. Aris S. Manguera emphasized the value of applying 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 concepts and tools in developing fraud-prevention interventions. In particular, he highlighted the use of crime scripts to map how fraud schemes are carried out—from initial contact and social engineering, to credential compromise, unauthorized transactions, movement of funds, and concealment of proceeds.

Understanding these stages, he explained, allows government and industry to identify the precise points where preventive measures, consumer warnings, technological controls, reporting mechanisms, and investigative interventions can be most effective. Crime scripts may likewise serve as practical tools in the training of law enforcement officers and prosecutors by enabling them to understand the sequence, actors, evidence, and vulnerabilities involved in recurring fraud typologies.

Dr. Manguera also underscored the importance of uniformity in industry practices. For example, if consumers are repeatedly advised never to click links contained in unsolicited bank or credit card messages, legitimate institutions should, as far as practicable, adopt practices consistent with that message. Clear and standardized procedures for reporting suspected fraud, securing compromised accounts, preserving evidence, and coordinating with law enforcement would likewise help reduce confusion during time-sensitive incidents.

The DOJ-OOC further emphasized that the introduction or expansion of new digital financial products and services should be accompanied not only by considerations of convenience and accessibility, but also by appropriate cybersecurity, fraud-risk, and abuse-risk assessments. Security and evidentiary requirements should be considered at the design stage so that vulnerabilities can be anticipated and necessary records and digital evidence can be preserved when incidents occur.

The dialogue forms part of the DOJ-OOC’s continuing efforts to strengthen public-private cooperation, evidence-based fraud prevention, and coordinated responses to cyber-enabled financial crimes, with the shared objective of making digital financial services safer and more trustworthy for the public.

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