Malacañang asked for the public's understanding as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) continued to work on creating a master list for the government's vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched the first Electronic Business Processing and Licensing System (eBPLS) in the Mountain Province. (DICT / MANILA BULLETIN) "As part of our digital transformation efforts in the new normal, your DICT aspires to automate and...
The government continues to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination program (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded local government units (LGUs) to ensure that the list of vaccinated individuals in their jurisdictions will be submitted to the Department of Information and...
2021 Liveable Cities Lab and Globe Resilient Health Systems panelists Information and communications technology (ICT) plays a crucial role in fighting COVID-19 in the country. By leveraging ICT, local government units (LGUs), and national agencies are able to give Filipinos access to healthcare,...
Sending unwanted calls, text messages and e-mail will be penalized under a bill strongly endorsed by the House Committee on Information and Communications Technology for passage when Congress sessions resume next month. House Bill No. 9608 or the “No Call, No Text and No E-Mail Registration...
Investors in the local stock market will be closely watching the COVID numbers after the easing of quarantine measures in the nation’s capital while also waiting for the release of employment this week. “Next week, the local market may decline if our country’s COVID-19 situation further...
DICT (DICT / MANILA BULLETIN) The government is set to discuss the guidelines for the planned issuance of vaccine passports for Filipinos that are already vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, May 26 urged the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to monitor the complaints against Dito Telecommunity Corporation. Hontiveros said the DICT should demand the China-owned third telecommunications company in the Philippines to step...
The government is pushing for the interoperability of all contact tracing applications used by local government units to boost the fight against the coronavirus spread. Dozens of people wait to receive Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at a mall in Paranaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned P41.55 billion initial public offering of broadband service provider Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. In its meeting on September 24, the Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the...
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...
Globe Telecom Inc. gets a boost for its expansion after hauling in 190 permits from 85 local government units (LGUs) in one month, this August. Of the 190 permits granted, ranging from Bangued, Northern Luzon to Butuan City, Northeastern Mindanao, 37 were given in record time by 17 local government...
