JERICHO P. DUPO, a 25-year-old full-stack developer at IBM Philippines, is looking for a job overseas, where he expects to earn more and gain more experience as a cybersecurity expert.
“The benefits, experiences and social networks that I can have access to once I start working overseas will be much greater,” the Filipino cyberwarrior, whose job involves patching up web-based software from threats and vulnerabilities, told BusinessWorld. “The pay in Manila is too low despite the high cost of living.”
Eight of 10 Filipino cyber-experts work overseas, and there are only 200 of them remaining compared with 2,000 in Singapore, former Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John E. Uy has said.
Expectedly, few cybersecurity experts work in the government, whose agencies are often the target of hackers, due to the measly pay at about P50,000 a month, compared with P200,000 in the private sector.
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