MANILA—Facebook has announced that users who allowed access to the application "This Is Your Digital Life" may have shared their information with political-data firm Cambridge Analytica.

For users to check if they allowed access to the app, visit Facebook's Help Center and search "Cambridge Analytica."

The following page should show up:

Last week, Facebook said 1.2 million users out of 87 million affected by the data breach were in the Philippines.

• 1.2 million Filipinos affected by Facebook data breach

The British firm is currently at the center of a data-breach scandal for allegedly harvesting personal data linked to US President Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Created in 2013, Cambridge Analytica markets itself as a source of consumer research, targeted advertising and other data-related services to both political and corporate clients.