AFP General Headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. Photo: Mapindentifier, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
The country’s three main security forces now share one cyber playbook. On September 29, the AFP, the PNP and the Philippine Coast Guard signed the National JPSCC Cyber Plan in Manila.
The signing was the key outcome of the 6th National Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (JPSCC) meeting in Malate, Manila, led by AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez and PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Galvan, according to BusinessMirror and the AFP’s own statement as relayed by Bombo Radyo.
What the plan does
The plan “establishes a common framework for cyber defense and response,” BusinessMirror reported. It is meant to improve information sharing and coordination among the three agencies, “particularly in addressing security concerns in the West Philippine Sea and other areas requiring timely and coordinated action.”
The AFP said discussions covered sustaining gains in internal security, strengthening the country’s external defense posture, and closer coordination on emerging security challenges. It also stressed the value of joint training and exercises so personnel from each agency understand one another’s methods of operation.
Not a new idea — a bigger step
The JPSCC format has been building toward this. In July 2024 the three agencies signed resolutions creating a Joint Cyber Cell and improving information-sharing on troop movements, per the AFP and the PNP. At the 5th JPSCC meeting on March 3, 2026, they adopted the “PAGKAKAISA” strategic communication plan and set up Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) Areas, the AFP reported. The cyber plan now gives that Joint Cyber Cell a single written framework.
Why it matters
Public details are thin. The reports do not say what budget, personnel or technology is attached to the plan, or how it will be tested. Those are the points to watch. The announcement comes as the Philippines is under steady pressure at sea, with Chinese vessels reported blocking a September 24 resupply to Ayungin Shoal.
Sources: BusinessMirror (Sept. 30, 2026); Bombo Radyo Cotabato (Sept. 30, 2026); Armed Forces of the Philippines news releases (July 2024, March 5, 2026); Philippine National Police Journal (2024).
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