The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) encouraged the public to watch President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24. (Department of Information and Communications Technology) DICT said that the SONA will...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Friday, July 21, warned the public to practice extra caution as the subscriber identity module (SIM) registration ends in four days. Photo credit to MB Â Visual Content Group "Maghahabol lahat ng scammers. So dobleng ingat,...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has committed assistance to further improve the cybercrime-fighting capabilities of the Philippine National Police (PNP). PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said the commitment of assistance was sealed through a memorandum of...
Manila Bulletin (MB) will launch Scam Watch Pilipinas, an advocacy movement supporting cybersecurity, to empower Filipinos to protect themselves against cyber fraud. Also known as #ScamWatchPH, it will be implemented in cooperation with government agencies and brand partners. A project of MB...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) chief on Monday, July 10, welcomed the issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 32, which aims to streamline permits of telecommunications and ICT infrastructures. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy said the EO "will improve the public's...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy warned the public on Friday, June 23, about scammers using money mules helping criminals to hide money as the deadline for the subscriber identity module (SIM) registration nears. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy...
There are 99,289,484 users who have registered their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards based on the data released by the National Telecommunications Commission  (NTC) on Friday, June 16. (Photo credit to DICT) As of June 23, data from the NTC showed that among public...
The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) on Thursday, June 15, hosted the Inter-Government Agency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Ceremonial Signing for E-Governance at the DICT Central Office in Quezon City. Heads and representatives of government agencies at the ...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has formed a partnership with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) by signing a "Data Sharing Agreement" on Tuesday, June 13. (Photo courtesy of GSIS / Facebook) Following the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and the guidelines...
Recognizing the importance of having access to the internet for growth, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) underscored the urgent need to address the challenges in the country’s shift to digitalization. (Photo courtesy of DICT) “Access to the internet means access...
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) teamed up with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to incorporate online applications for seafarers to the newly-launched “e-Gov Super App”. *(Photo courtesy of DICT) * Seafarer applications such as the MISMO (Marina...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has recently admitted to congressmen that one of the reasons for the delay of the National Broadband Project (NBP) was the wrong choice of pipe for its fiber optics. In an...
