The country has seen a rise in cybercrime and cyber bullying because of a shortage of police personnel dedicated to handle such cases, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday.

Supt. Michael Angelo Zuñiga, the head of the PNP’s Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG), said cyber bullying is also rising because the police unit is still in the middle of the “Cyber Awareness Campaign” which has yet to reach other regions.

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