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Inquiry for any ties by the Philippine army towards Bright Media or Israeli state-owned firms

Published by Armed Forces of the Philippines(AFP) on Oct. 22, 2021.
Requested from AFP by A. Ferrer at 09:31 PM on Oct. 22, 2021.
Purpose: Media research
Date of Coverage: 07/25/2021 - 08/28/2021
Tracking no: #AFP-832288145622

N.RAMIREZ Oct. 22, 2021, 9:31 p.m.

Hello! I would like to inquire if any documents exist that show the Philippine Army, DOST, or the rest of the AFP having used Bright Media services or have ties to state-owned Israeli IT firms/companies. This is due to cyberattacks human rights group Karapatan has received that was traced to the Philippine Army, DOST and Bright Media, based on Qurium Media Foundation's research (who also received cyberattacks alongside Bulatlat and Altermidya). This is out of concern for national security: Bright Media used to be a sister company to Hola VPN, that misused IP addresses as proxies.

F.OFFICER Nov. 22, 2021, 10:18 a.m.

November 22, 2021 Dear Neil Bryan Joseph Ramirez, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Oct 22, 2021 09:31:30 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Inquiry for any ties by the Philippine army towards Bright Media or Israeli state-owned firms. Response to Request Per information from the Philippine Army, they have neither dealt with nor availed the services of Bright Media. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Receiving Officer

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