The national government has launched its pilot Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration site in the remote area of Masantol, Pampanga and it has “provided valuable insights” to the public, said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). SIM cards (Pixabay)...
The Philippines is poised to deliver key climate actions after the agenda of climate change was included in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028. Climate Change Commission Vice Chair and Executive Director Robert E.A. Borje (Photo courtesy of the Climate Change Commission) This developed...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) started on Wednesday, Jan. 11 the printing of ballots for the special elections that will determine who will hold the vacated House of Representatives (HOR) seat in the [7th Legislative District of the province of...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has vowed to help clean up four local markets in the country flagged by the European Commission in its latest Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List as hubs of counterfeits and piracy activities. The agency in charge of protecting and...
Manila’s popular sprawling mass markets – Baclaran, Divisoria, Greenhils and Cartimar – have been tagged as hubs of counterfeit goods in the country by the European Commission Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List. In the latest biennial report in December last year, the EU Watch List identified...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the planned P5.43 billion initial public offering of Upson International Corporation (Upson), the country’s leading retailer of personal computers (PCs) and information technology (IT) products. In a statement, the firm said the SEC approved...
At least 11.38 percent of the nearly 170 million existing Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the Philippines have been registered according to the latest tally provided by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). This equates to a total of 19,229,285 SIMs out of 168,977,773 existing...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is the central personnel agency of the Philippine government responsible for the policies, plans and programs concerning all government employees, whether working in national or local governments. Its mission is to promote morale, efficiency, integrity,...
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) advised the public to be wary of individuals who might be “taking advantage of technically and computer illiterate persons” by offering free or paid assistance for the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration. (NTC / MB File...
A memorandum of agreement will be signed by the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to formally join forces in alleviating the status of the country's most vulnerable sector. Courtesy of Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor PCUP Chairperson and...
The mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration will end on April 26, 2023, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. SIM cards (Pixabay) DICT Spokesperson Anna Mae Lamentillo, in a press statement on Thursday, Jan. 12, disclosed that Information and...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has canceled the corporate registration of Silverlion Livestock Trading Corp. for unauthorized solicitation of investments from the public. In an order, the SEC Enforcement and Investor Protection Department (EIPD) revoked the certificate of...
