Manila, March 20 -- The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and the Cybercrime Investigation Coordinating Center (CICC) on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) aimed at beefing up the government's fight against fake news and scam activities.

Under the MOA, the PCO and the CICC agreed to recognize the Inter-Agency Response Center (I-ARC) Hotline 1326 as the national anti-scam hotline and promote the eGOVPH application's e-Report function for scam reporting, PCO Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said in a press briefing.

Castro said there would also be collaboration for anti-scam and deepfake education campaigns, adding that vital news would be included in the eGOVPH.

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