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...
Nueva Ecija Rep. Ria Vergara has urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to keep the e-Gov PH Super App as the Department of Information and Communications Technology transitions to a new leadership. VERGARA (FB) Vergara, a senior member of the House Committee on Information and Communications...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan Uy has stepped down from his post, Malacañang bared. DICT Secretary Ivan Uy (Photo courtesy of DICT) Palace Press Officer and Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed Uy's resignation on Thursday night, March 6. "DICT...
The Philippines would be in a stronger position to drive economic growth and development by harnessing technological advancements, such as those offered by Chinese startup DeepSeek and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian pointed this...
(Unsplash) The Philippine government has acquired a software tool that can determine in just seconds whether or not a video is deepfake. In the House tri-committee (tri-comm) hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 4, cybersecurity analyst Marco Reyes of the...
President Marcos has ordered Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy to prioritize the department’s Common Tower Program (CTP). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds meeting with Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)...
More than half of the country’s local government unit (LGU) population has already been digitally connected, with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) owing the digital advancement to the continued collaboration among government agencies. In a statement over the...
Digital transformation improved further in the Philippines, with the country’s ranking in the United Nations’ e-participation index (EPI) leaping by 31 spots. According to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Philippines now ranks 49th in EPI, an improvement...
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...
Following the recent fake eGovPH hack post, a cybercrime unit has urged cybersecurity enthusiasts to exercise caution when examining data breach claims on dark web forums. CICC The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the Department of Information and Communications...
In preparation for the expected rise in online scams during the Christmas season, a cybercrime unit launched a cybercrime awareness campaign on Friday, Nov. 15. (Photo from Unsplash) Several government agencies, led by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an agency under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), announced on Monday, Nov. 11, that it is investigating the possibility of an "organized breach" of certain e-wallet accounts, which led to unauthorized...
