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Gov’t virtual portal for Covid-19 safe from hackers: PCOO
MANILA – The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Sunday guaranteed that the government’s virtual portal that serves as one-stop source for the latest information about coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is protected from potential hackers. Princess Pebbles Duque, director of Bureau of Communications Services, said the PCOO is in close coordination with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to secure the website www.covid19.gov. ph from anyone who will attempt to hack the online portal. Duque also ensured that the government is ready to fix any possible technical glitches that might affect the website’s operations. “Sa tulong po ng DICT team,
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sinisigurado po namin sa publiko na 24/7 po naming binabantayan ang website na ito (With the help of DICT team, we are assuring the public that the website is being monitored 24/7),” she said during the “Laging Handa” program aired on state-run PTV-4. Duque gave the assurance, after the PCOO launched a virtual portal that contains aggregated news, documents, and videos that the public can find useful as they monitor updates on Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
March 21-27, 2020
