Implementation of Cybercrime Law in the Provision of Cyberbullying in the Selected Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Pangasinan

Abstract

This study sought to assess the implementation of cybercrime law in the provision of cyber bullying in public and private HEIs in Pangasinan to come up with a Strategic Plan for the implementing rules and regulations. The researcher used descriptive research design with the questionnaire as the main data-gathering instrument. The sources of data were the 54 respondents divided in school head/administrators, guidance counselors, student service coordinators, and instructors from the public and private HEIs in Pangasinan. Average point values and t-test were used to treat the data statistically. This study looked into the status of implementation of cybercrime law in the provision of cyber bullying in public and private HEIs in Pangasinan, the significant difference in the implementation of cybercrime law in the provision of cyber bullying between public and private HEIs, and the problems encountered by the public and private HEIs in the implementation. Based from the findings, the status of the implementation of cybercrime law in the provision of cyber bullying in public and private HEIs in Pangasinan was “Highly Implemented” as evaluated by the respondents. There are identified areas that are “Very Highly Implemented” and “Moderately Implemented”. Based on the computed data, it was indicated that the implementation of cybercrime law in the provision of cyber bullying that was percept by the school head/administrators, guidance counselors, student service coordinators, and instructors in public and private HEIs in Pangasinan, it was found out that there is “no significant difference”. Overall, there were two (2) identified major problems as evaluated by the respondents in the public and private HEIs in Pangasinan with “Moderately Serious” evaluation.