The document proposes a Collective Online Safety and Cyber Wellness Program in the Philippines to address growing internet and social media usage among Filipinos and the lack of laws protecting users from cyber abuses. The program aims to 1) educate the public on online risks and safety, 2) simplify cybercrime reporting, and 3) regulate internet cafe use by minors. Key activities include awareness campaigns, establishing an online help portal, partnering with schools and internet cafes, and engaging stakeholders from government, education, and the private sector. The program is scheduled to launch awareness events in August-October, with ongoing activities through December, supported by corporate sponsors from technology and media companies.

1. Proposed Collective Online Safety and Cyber Wellness Program
by Web Safety Philippines
1. Rationale/Problem Justification
o The Philippines has 29.7% internet penetration rate and growing
o 90% Filipino internet users are into Social Media
o of which 93.9% are into Facebook
o 16.1% are into twitter
o 1.9% are into LinkedIn
o More or less 60% of Filipino Facebook population are Y Gen, 13%
are X Gen and 7% Baby boomers
However, the laws that suppose to safeguard us from cyber abuses,
crime, harassment and bullying are not yet in place. Thus, we have
incidents like Christopher Lao and the alarming increased of social
media related crimes as reported by CIDG.
The CIDG said it received 25 complaints involving the use of
Facebook between January 1 and June 14 this year. In
comparison, the agency received 26 cases involving Facebook
for the entire year of 2010. Of the cases involving Facebook this
year, 6 were estafa; 6 were libel; 3 each for harassment and
hacking; 5 cases of identity theft and fake accounts; and 2 cases
of pornography.
2. Objectives
This program is proactive in nature with the following objectives:
1. Educate the public of the online risks and the precautionary
measures they can do, and
2. Work with the government and corporate sponsors to simplify
reporting process; set up an online portal to help [victims of
cyber abuses]
3. Work with LGU to pass an appropriate ordinance that will
regulate use of internet cafes by minors
4. Encourage Internet Café-School Partnership
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2. 3. Laundry List of Activities
Awareness Campaign
o Conduct of Watcha Webtrap! Roadshow [on going]
o Hold an Online Safety and Anti Cyber-Bullying Boot Camp
[target date is October]
o Produce 30 seconder audio or video web safety campaign
o Produce A weekly segment on a radio or tv program to discuss
online related issues and the remedies available
o Publish web safety materials [posters, comics] for the school
and students [for free and a fee]
Reporting Process and Online Help
o Work with the appropriate government agency to set up a
standardize process for victims to report incidence of abuses.
o Study and set up the possibility of an online portal where
reporting of cyber related offences can be facilitated.
o Study and set-up online portal where support, help and
counseling can be provided for the victims.
Micro- Modeling
Partner w/ an LGU, Dept Ed/CHED, a school/university, internet café
operators for the following:
o Passing of a local ordinance that will require internet cafes
 To display the online risks and safety tips in poster size
 Serve only age appropriate games
 Time restriction for minors
o Partnership of school and internet cafes
 The school will send itʼs students to the certified internet
cafes
 In return, the internet cafés will log the activities of the
minors for reference of the school and the parents
 And do the 3 bullets mentioned on the 1st point
o Schools to share their best practices on anti cyber bullying
program
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3. o Parent-teacher organizations to adopt a cyber wellness
program for their school
.
4. Stakeholders
The participation of the following groups are deemed important
o DOST/ICT
o Dep Ed
o DSWD [for the counseling needs]
o PNP/ NBI Cyber Crime Unit
o LGU for the pilot project
5. Time Table
o August- preliminary meetings
o September – concept presentation
o October – holding of the online safety bootcamp
o November - publication of materials; launching of school and
internet café partnerships
o December – launch of online help and reporting process
6. Target Corporate Sponsors
o Telcos
o Online Portal
o Software Companies
o Tech/Gadgets
o Broadcast Media
o Print Media
Conceptualized by:
Sonnie Santos [SGD]
WSPH Director
Address: Unit 2G Cluster 2 UN Gardens Condominium, United Nations Avenue, Manila 1007
Telephone: (632) 994-8520 - Email: info@wsph.biz - Web: http://wsph.biz ; http://websafety.com.ph