The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has asked PhilHealth to be "more aggressive" in finding solutions to their connectivity issues to address the pending applications for coronavirus-related claims. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from ARTA) ARTA...
Malacañang asked for the public's understanding as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) continued to work on creating a master list for the government's vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, August 16 pressed for a faster completion of a centralized database of fully vaccinated individuals saying the issue of a lack of a unified vaccination card is something that should have been addressed by the government before. Gatchalian lamented there are...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, August 15 urged local government units (LGUs) to work closely with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and other national agencies in order to expedite the country’s COVID-19 vaccination database. Go, who heads the Senate...
In compliance with international standards, the Philippines is among the early adopters of the World Health Organization (WHO) digital vaccination certificates, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II announced Thursday, August 12. Just two...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday confirmed that Hong Kong authorities will not honor the vaccination cards issued by the Philippines' local government units (LGUs) and the Department of Health’s Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ). Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (DFA)...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is currently preparing for the full implementation of the digital coronavirus vaccination certificate system. DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan II (PTV) “Ang DICT ay kasalukuyang naghahanda para sa full implementation ng (The DICT...
Department of Information and Communications Technology The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has activated additional “Free Wi-Fi for All” Internet access points across various locations in Pangasinan. The free Internet access points were deployed at Lingayen...
DITO Telecommunity today (July 23) activated the first of its 100 common towers with the LCS Group in Valenzuela City and targets to complete a total of 300 towers by end of 2021, together with other independent tower contractors. For its part, “We commit to roll out as much as 6,000 towers in...
The Philippines’ internet speed rankings for both fixed broadband and mobile continued to improve last June, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Latest figures from global speed monitoring firm...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) inaugurated 163 Internet hotspots under its Free Wi-Fi for All Program during a province-wide launching event in Nueva Ecija recently. Most of the newly activated free Wi-Fi sites are located in the cities of Cabanatuan and Palayan,...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) warned the public anew against persons representing as DICT officials to solicit donations from private companies. “We have received several reports that certain individuals representing themselves as officials and personnel of...
