The Cyber Battalion Army Signal Regiment of the Philippine Army has signed a memorandum of understanding with leading caller ID and spam detection app Gogolook — the company behind Whoscall to protect Filipinos from scam threats.

Under the agreement, both parties will work together in spreading awareness and education on the use of the Whoscall caller ID application as a protective tool to help combat the proliferation of scam calls and messages that has been a country-wide concern.

It will also grant the Cyber Battalion membership into the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, a privilege that comes from Gogolook being one of the leading foundation partners of the international organization that aims to help consumers avoid scams across the globe.

"This memorandum of understanding with the Philippine Army's Cyber Battalion is another strong effort to show that various institutions of the public sector in the country is serious about information security and protecting the Filipino people through various technologies as scam tactics change," said Gogolook Philippines country representative and regional director for Information Security and Regulatory Alliance Mel Migrino.

"We are confident that this partnership will help us further the adoption and use of Whoscall to help protect Filipinos from scam calls and messages, and we are grateful for the opportunity to work with the Cyber Battalion in achieving this goal," he added.

For his part, Cyber Battalion commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Rod Quinto stressed that the partnership is a significant milestone as it underscores their determination to fight against scams, including terminating the people behind fraudulent activities.

"Aside from unit personnel being protected from scams, this collaboration with Gogolook will also have a direct impact on the accomplishment of the unit mission by increasing the cybersecurity protection of the nation," Quinto said.