The Philippine Cybersecurity Conference 2026, held at the Sheraton Manila Bay, brought quantum technology into sharp focus for security professionals as Quantum Computing Society of the Philippines President Bobby O. Corpus Jr. explained the emerging field. The panel, moderated by Philip Casanova of SGV & Co./EY Philippines, assembled experts from defense, finance and technology to address the practical implications of quantum computing for legacy systems and future security.
Col. Roland Ong of Asperiq and the Philippine Army, along with Ms. Vivian Ma, CIO of Land Bank of the Philippines and Co-founder of CequreX Taiwan, joined Corpus in discussing the timeline for quantum readiness and the need for regional cooperation.
Corpus Explains Quantum Computing, Communications, and Sensing at Cybersecurity Conference
Bobby O. The explanation, delivered at the Philippine Cybersecurity Conference 2026, aimed to translate complex quantum concepts into accessible terms for professionals focused on immediate security threats, the company says. The panel, organized by the Cybersecurity Bureau of the Department of Information and Communications Technology, also featured Col. Ong’s participation signaled a proactive approach within defense circles to assess the impact of quantum computing on existing systems and plan for necessary architectural shifts.
Ms. “Each panelist was expected to bring a distinct perspective,” indicating a deliberate effort to encourage a complete discussion on quantum readiness. Quantum communications, conversely, focuses on securing information exchange using quantum properties, with quantum key distribution as a prominent example. Quantum sensing, the third area, uses the extreme sensitivity of quantum systems to measure physical quantities like time, magnetic fields and gravity. The growing recognition that quantum computing presents an immediate security planning issue, not merely a distant research topic, drove the inclusion of this panel.
Organizations are now urged to evaluate their cryptographic infrastructure and begin planning for migration to quantum-resistant algorithms, given the potential for future decryption of currently encrypted data. QCSP’s proactive engagement with government, regulators, and industry highlights its commitment to preparing the Philippines for the quantum era. Earlier in the year, the society convened the Quantum Readiness Workshop at the Development Academy of the Philippines and extended the workshop to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, demonstrating a sustained effort to build national quantum literacy.
“Sufficiently powerful quantum computers could break widely used public-key cryptography,” highlighting the urgency of the situation and the need for preemptive action. QCSP expressed gratitude to OIC Undersecretary Rodil Aniban and the DICT Cybersecurity Bureau for the invitation to the conference, and to Philip Casanova, Col. Roland Ong, Ms. Vivian Ma and Carlos Tengkiat for their contributions to the discussion., according to Philippine Cybersecurity Conference 2026.
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