MANILA, Philippines — In the digital age, it only takes one cyberattack to bring a government service to a halt. When the Maritime Industry Authority’s (MARINA) seafarer document system was hit, the disruption exposed a problem beyond the attack itself: an aging digital infrastructure that had been waiting years for an upgrade. The agency temporarily suspended SID and SRB processing nationwide as it worked to secure its systems and determine wha…
The Center for Migration, Identity and Rights Studies (CMIRS) has published its September 2026 research. In today's article, I will first discuss the findings of the research...