Government agencies and local government units (LGUs) will now honor the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT)’s digital and electronic signatures for permits and licenses. Last week, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and Commission on Audit (CoA) confirmed the Philippine...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said that the use of electronic signatures and online payment in government transactions are valid. ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica said this is pursuant to the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Memorandum Circular No. 2020-06 or the Guidelines for the...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is proposing the use of satellites to bring financial products and services to the unbanked and underserved areas, and these are locations that are beyond the reach of telecommunication companies. BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno, who has a goal of bringing 50...
Telecom regulators urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to amend right-of-way (ROW) rules so telcos can roll-out infrastructure faster and speed up Internet connections. Specifically, both the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National...
The National Broadband Program (NBP) of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will save the government P720 million in Internet expense by next year. But if DICT gets its additional budget request of P17 billion for 2021, NBP's second Phase can save the state as...
Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and a lawyers’ group warned of violation of the Constitution and national security risk if Congress enacts law to remove telcos as a public utility open to foreign control. Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio (JOHN JEROME...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) yesterday strongly urged local government units (LGUs) to adopt the Integrated Business Permits and Licensing System (iBPLS), a software developed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) that would enable their processes and...
After signing of MOA with AFP (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) The third telco will never compromise the country's security. In fact, DITO Telecommunity's Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has the same provisions and commitment to national security as...
Globe Telecom Inc. has partnered with tower companies to build 900 cell sites in support of the government's ICT infrastructure initiative, the telco disclosed on Wednesday (Sept. 9, 2020). Already, the telco’s partnerships with Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. (AIC), ISOC-edotco, Transcend Towers...
