July 22, 2025

PH Cyber Delegation in Singapore for ACICE 2025, Visits Philippine Embassy

SINGAPORE— A delegation from the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND), led by Atty. Odessa Rossilyz Magisa, Officer-in-Charge of the Office for DND Information Security, paid a courtesy call on First Secretary and Consul Joyleen E. Santos, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., of the Philippine Embassy in Singapore on Monday, July 21.

The delegation is in Singapore to participate in the activities of the ADMM Cybersecurity and Information Center of Excellence (ACICE), running from July 21 to 24, 2025. These include the 3rd ASEAN Roundtable, the 3rd Digital Defense Symposium, and the ACICE Advisory Board Meeting.

Also in attendance during the courtesy visit were Second Secretary and Consul Jhullie Anne A. Beniahan; Philippine Defense and Armed Forces Attaché to Singapore, Col. Egberto O. Dacoscos, PA (GSC); Dir. Christine June P. Cariño of the Office for Cyber and Information System Management; LCDR Roselyn P. Gonzales, PN, of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff for C4ISR Systems; and ENS Kristianne SJ Otiong, PN, of the Cybersecurity Group, Naval Information and Communications Technology Center.

ACICE was established following the 15th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in June 2021 to serve as a regional platform for enhancing cybersecurity cooperation, information sharing, and capacity building among ASEAN member states.