Online piracy continues to take a toll on the Philippine economy, with losses running up to billions and thousands of workers in linked industries getting deprived of opportunities, advocacy group CitizenWatch said in a statement as it also urged the government to act fast to reverse these effects.
Congress should amend the Intellectual Property Code to give the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) greater enforcement power and enable the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to block online sites more swiftly, an advocacy group said. In a statement, CitizenWatch