Manila, July 25 -- The Philippines and Canada reiterated their commitment to beefing up their cyber defense cooperation, the Department of National Defense (DND) said on Friday.

Filipino and Canadian representatives made the pledge during a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the Digital Defense Symposium 2025 in Singapore on July 22, DND spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arsenio Andolong said in a news release.

"Representing the DND Philippines, Atty. Odessa Rossilyz L. Magisa, officer in charge, Office for DND Information Security, met with Mr. Hani Nasser, Director of Domains and Technology Policy of the Department of National Defense of Canada. Both sides explored practical areas for collaboration, including capacity-building ...