WATCH: DICT explains slow internet at ASEAN Summit media center

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) attributed the slow internet connection experienced by local and foreign journalists at the International Media Center at the World Trade Center, Pasay City to additional cybersecurity measures. 

DICT Secretary Robert Joseph de Claro said the agency conducted security tests and implemented protocols to protect users and prevent possible breaches during the 49th ASEAN Summit. 

He explained that the internet connection entering the World Trade Center is not the problem, but the security layers that data must pass through before reaching users. 

Presidential Communications Office Acting Secretary Lino Cayetano said no specific threat had been identified at the media center.