NIGHT OWL It’s less than a month before the deadline for SIM registration on April 26, 2023. As of April 1, a total of 56,192,720 SIMs from the three telco providers have been registered. This is 33.25 percent of the estimated 169 million active SIM cards. The Department of Information and...
NIGHT OWL The first section of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Connector is now complete. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the inauguration last March 27 of the 5.15-kilometer Caloocan-España section of the NLEX Connector. This part of the NLEX Connector bridges C3 Road, Caloocan and...
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo emerged as the top government spokesperson in the Philippines, a non-commissioned and independent survey showed. The “Boses ng Bayan” nationwide survey led by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc....
NIGHT OWL The use of digital technologies presents opportunities for the formalization and growth of enterprises. It facilitates connectivity, flexibility, and efficiency in business operations and provides a wider market for micro-entrepreneurs. However, there is a need to level the playing field...
NIGHT OWL “Leaving no one behind means leaving no one offline.” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasizes the importance of ensuring information technology accessibility and inclusivity. UN’s goal is to connect everyone, everywhere by 2030. Digital connectivity will provide...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo has formally launched two new “Night Owl” books at The Manila Hotel on Tuesday, March 14. The second edition includes a new chapter on the present administration’s Build Better More program,...
NIGHT OWL More than six years ago, I was fortunate to be part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build,” the most ambitious infrastructure program of the Philippine government. We were able to complete 29,264 kilometers of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood mitigation structures,...
It was a night of fun and good cheer at the Presidential Suite of The Manila Hotel last Tuesday, March 14. Wine and food flowed freely as VIPs from the government, the diplomatic community, and the private sector gathered at the spacious suite to celebrate the formal launch of two new “Night...
NIGHT OWL Last March 3, six sites in the Province of Antique gained access to the government’s Free Wi-Fi Program as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) officially launched its flagship program, Broadband ng Masa, in the province. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy and...
In a bid to reach more Filipinos, especially those who are more adept at our national language, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) undersecretary and former Build, Build, Build committee chair Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo will release the Filipino edition of *Night Owl*. *Night...
The country’s continuous bid towards ending the digital divide benefits women micro-entrepreneurs, said Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo. During the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67), Lamentillo explained that...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Starlink of Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) is now live in the Philippines. We are the first country in Southeast Asia to enjoy Starlink’s services that is expected to provide download speeds of up to 200 Mbps. The activation of Starlink...
