The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Sunday, Sept. 24 issued a list of preventive measures and security actions to be taken in the event that a system becomes infected with the Medusa ransomware. Photo from Pixabay The DICT emphasized the value of regular attack...
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said on Thursday, Sept. 21, that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will sit as members of the NEDA Board’s Committee on...
Mobile phone users would now be required to take a “live selfie” before their SIM registration application is approved. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Sec. Ivan John Uy presents the agency's proposed 2024 budget before a Senate Finance Subcommittee hearing...
Around 80.54 million Filipinos or 87.5 percent of the population aged five years old and above have been registered in Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) as of Sept. 1, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Of this group, 78.12 million individuals have been issued a unique PhilSys...
The Philippines is preparing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish digital cooperation with Estonia. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy told Estonian Prime Minister Kaja...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is seeking confidential funds to fight cybercrime and go after scammers. (DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy courtesy of PCO) Information and Secretary Ivan John Uy justified his department's move to request P300 million in confidential...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Wednesday, Sept. 13, announced its target to deploy the digitalized national Identification (ID) via the e-Gov PH application before 2023 ends. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy (Screenshot from RTVM/Facebook) READ:...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy revealed that the long delay—about “four years or five years”—in the issuance of the physical national ID has made the public impatient, not the least President Marcos himself. President Ferdinand...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has vowed to ramp up digital transformation in Palawan. DICT Secretary Ivan John E. Uy delivered the opening remarks in the National Peace Consciousness Month 2023 kick-off celebration and the Declaration of Palawan...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Sunday, Sept. 3, explained the reasons for the continued occurrence of scam messages despite the implementation of the SIM Registration Law. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) In a DZBB interview, DICT...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has signed an agreement with a Japanese telecommunications firm for the expansion of the Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN) project. Photo credit to CIIC/DICT The partnership with IPS Inc. and its affiliate,...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo announced the "Night Owl: A Nationbuilder's Manual" book will soon be released in Ilokano, Bisaya, and Hiligaynon translated versions. Photo credit to Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo/ Manila...
