Manila, June 4 -- The government has partnered with the telecommunication companies (telcos) for a "unified dashboard" that will be launched next month to ramp up the fight against deepfakes, Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda said Wednesday.

Aguda said the telcos are in charge of the technical design of the dashboard framework, while the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), and the National Privacy Commission (NPC) will oversee the policy and regulatory pronouncements.

"This month, matatapos 'yung aming final design. Next month, i-implement na po natin. Magkakaroon kayo ng matinding experience na mababawasan 'yung mga iyan (This month, ou...