Manila, June 6 -- The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is ramping up efforts to protect Filipinos from online scams, fake news and cybercrime by enhancing its hotline 1326, the government's dedicated digital complaints channel.

In a Bagong Pilipinas interview aired over People's Television Network on Friday, Assistant Secretary Renato Paraiso said the DICT is expanding the hotline's capacity to handle more reports, and provide a faster feedback mechanism and clearer assistance to Filipinos nationwide.

"Palalakasin natin itong hotline 1326, magkakaroon ho tayo ng mas malakawang response mechanism at feedback mechanism. Iyon ang importante eh (We will strengthen this hotline 1326, we will have a stronger resp...