ANTI CYBER-BULLYING. San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes underscores the need to stop cyber bullying. Robes, who was recently named as ambassador of Sunfull Internet Peace Movement, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Korean non-government organization (NGO) Sunfull Foundation Internet Peace Movement on the fight against cyber-bullying held at Seda Hotel Vertis North in Quezon City on Wednesday (Oct. 2, 2019). (PNA photo by Ben V. Briones)
MANILA -- Philippine legislators, led by San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes, on Wednesday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Korean non-government organization (NGO) Sunfull Foundation Internet Peace Movement on the fight against cyber-bullying.
"With everything going digital, we're all spending more time interacting with others online," said Robes, who was recently named as ambassador of Sunfull Internet Peace Movement, in her speech.
"This is a welcome development because this means we're keeping up with the rest of the world," she added.
However, Robes underscored the need to deal with the negative effects of being online.
"Cyber-bullying and other hostile or criminal acts online can be done in an instant," she noted.
"We know we can't please everyone but it seems that going online often draws out the most negative or destructive people. This can't go on. This prevents us from fully enjoying the benefits of going digital," she added.
Robes said the partnership with Sunfull Foundation is a first big step toward making social media a truly informative and enriching experience for everyone.
Under the MOA, both parties agree to collaborate and work together to provide short and long-term solutions to cyber-bullying, including joint efforts, if possible.
They also agreed to share and promote effective resources and technology to the extent feasible to help build capacity for action, and to collaborate and coordinate on messaging, public outreach on social media use to mitigate online attacks and harassments.
As an ambassador of the foundation, Robes said she will work harder to come up "with actionable strategies that will pave the way for more constructive and nurturing experiences online among Filipinos."
"We have to put a stop to cyber-bullying, hate speech, and human rights violations on the internet," she added. (PNA)
