The Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP), the country’s premier organization of business journalists, announced it will hold its annual Infrastructure Forum on Monday, June 16, at the Fairmont Hotel in Makati City. The forum, themed “Government Infrastructure Program:...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology has rolled out the Free WiFi for All program in Tawi-Tawi province to expand digital connectivity in underserved communities. The DICT partnered with the Bangsamoro Ministry of Transport and Communications in launching the program in line...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Tuesday, May 20, called on content creators, ethical hackers, and civic groups to actively partner with the government in cracking down on cybercrime, following the viral release of a YouTube exposé on a scam hub allegedly...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Monday, May 12, that Meta, the parent firm of Facebook and Instagram, has significantly sped up the removal of election-related fake news following government pressure. Some disinformation takedowns were reportedly executed...
The tenure of Jeffrey Ian Dy as Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) undersecretary has expired “effective immediately,” a letter dated March 31 from the Office of the President said. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and DICT undersecretary Jeffrey Ian Dy...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology has been urged to review the SIM Card Registration Act as text scams continue to proliferate. Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte asked DICT officer-in-charge Undersecretary Paul Mercado to revisit Republic Act 11934 law to enable them to...
President Marcos has named Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for Special Concerns Paul Mercado as the agency's officer-in-charge following the resignation of Ivan Uy as secretary. Department of Information and Communications Technology officer-in-charge...
Malacañang has yet to have information whether Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan Uy has resigned from his post. DICT Secretary Ivan Uy (RTVM) Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said they have no update yet on the...
Over 200,000 cyberattacks on telecommunications infrastructures have been recorded in the Philippines daily, an official from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said in a State-run presser. Pixabay In a press conference hosted by the Philippine Information Agency...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Sunday, July 21, that the latest software outage affecting Microsoft was one of the biggest "failures" in the Information Technology (IT) field. Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group “Well, tawagin na natin IT outage. IT...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Friday, July 19, said that its Cybersecurity Bureau and the National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT) are vigilantly monitoring the ongoing software outage allegedly caused by a faulty update from a cybersecurity...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Friday, July 19, praised the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for its successful operation that led to the capture of four individuals allegedly involved in a cybercrime syndicate. Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group In...
