Five leading internet service providers (ISPs) in the country have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) to establish a site-blocking mechanism against pirate sites. The ISPS that signed the MOU include Globe Telecom, PLDT...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez said the Marcos Administration will bring the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) service caravan to all 82 provinces in the country to bring government services closer to the Filipino people, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) shared. SERVICE CARAVAN —...
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...
Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), the wireless arm of leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc., and Clark Development Corp. (CDC) have recently signed lease agreements covering telco facilities inside CDC to boost connectivity for businesses and other locators in the area. Leading the signing...
"Powerhouse vocalists" from all over the country will pour their hearts out during the concert President Marcos will host for Filipino teachers next month, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. Konsyerto sa Palasyo (Facebook) In a Facebook post, the PCO named singers Alex Dagalea,...
PLDT Inc. (PLDT) has expanded the reach of its fiber-to-the home services to the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), bringing the fastest fiber internet connectivity to the “largest resort city” in the country. In a statement, the firm said that, with a growing population and a thriving...
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 Presidential Communications Office (PCO) denied on Monday, Sept. 18 that it has troll farms or troll armies in the agency. Secretary Cheloy Vlicaria Garafil briefs senators on the proposed 2024 budget of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and its attached agencies and...
Mobile network operator Smart Communications urges peers and stakeholders in the telecommunications industry to come up with a more coordinated response against online and text scams and fraud. “We need to dive deeper into how criminals operate and bring to light the entire cyber scam ecosystem....
Several government officials from different agencies have represented the Philippines in a symposium to enhance policies and practices on traveler identification and border control and thus ensure safe and seamless travel, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. Photo from the...
