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Women’s role in PH digital safety cited
MANILA – The Scam Watch Pilipinas on Thursday highlighted the role of Filipino women in
Scam Watch is a privately funded group known as the national citizen arm of the government, and working to educate Filipinos about cyber fraud.
In a message to the Philippine News Agency, its co-founder Jocel de Guzman said women play an important role in their volunteer watcher program and policy development through “their strong community networks and active participation in advocacy.”
Scam Watch Pilipinas currently has three women advisors —Joanne Ranada, former Securities and Exchange Commission Corporate Governance division chief counsel as the new Anti-Investment Scam advisor; Gogolook Philippines general manager and country head Mel Migriño as cybersecurity advisor; and Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines, Inc., founding chair and president Lucia Tangi as academe advisor.
“Their participation also ensures more inclusive policies and strengthens the promotion of the ‘Kontra Scam’ (anti-scam) attitude toward safer online behavior,” de Guzman said.
As Scam Watch Pilipinas’ newest addition in the roster, de Guzman highlighted Ranada’s expertise in anti-investment scam awareness and training to contribute towards policy discussions and public education on fraudulent investment schemes.
“We are honored to welcome Atty. Ranada to Scam Watch Pilipinas as our Anti-Investment Scam and Corporate and Securities Advisor. Her experience both as a regulator and a corporate lawyer gives our advocacy a strong legal foundation, particularly in addressing the growing problem of investment scams,” he said.
Aside from her role as an advisor, Ranada will also lead the group’s anti-investment-scam training programs through community education sessions, private-sector partnerships, and the Scam Watch Pilipinas Volunteer Watcher network.
“Through Atty. Ranada’s leadership, we want to equip Filipinos with the knowledge to recognize warning signs and avoid falling victim to these schemes,” he said.
Aside from the group’s female advisors, Ranada said Filipino women in general are particularly helpful in quickly spreading scam warnings and leading grassroots digital safety campaigns as part of their roles in schools, churches, and online communities.
“Their empathy helps victims feel safe reporting scams, while their experiences with threats such as love scams, online shopping fraud, and fake job offers provide valuable insights for prevention strategies,” he said. (PNA)
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