The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and an asset management firm are batting for institutional reforms and financial literacy programs that, they said, are crucial in addressing the increasing cases of investment scams in the Philippines.

Lalaine Monserate, assistant director for Enforcement and Investor Protection Department of the SEC, said these investment scams have victimized about 250,000 Filipinos to date.

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