President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has tasked the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to provide the necessary assistance to the passengers who may have been affected by the power outage that struck the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Labor Day, the Presidential Communications...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology’s Cybersecurity Bureau advised Filipinos to only transact with online sellers within legitimate e-commerce platforms or online stores to ensure their safety. This, according to DICT, was after they received reports and complaints where...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed a new set of government officials in several agencies, Malacañang announced. Marcos has named three new officials of Malacañang's public information arm, Presidential Communications Office (PCO), which included a former journalist. The...
Last week, I had the privilege of learning more about the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) National Cybersecurity Plan with Secretary Ivan Uy and Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Dy. I am impressed with their initiative and commend the Philippines for taking steps to...
Filipinos were told to brace for a possible uptick in mobile text scams and spams following the 90-day extension given to the mandatory SIM card registration. (Unsplash) In a public briefing on Tuesday afternoon, April 25, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan...
The mandatory SIM card registration, which was supposed to end on April 26, has been extended for 90 more days, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) confirmed on Tuesday, April 25. Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards (Courtesy of Pixabay) DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) aims to have 70 percent of active subscriber identity module (SIM) cards registered during the recently announced 90-day extension of the SIM registration period, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Tuesday, April...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, April 25, welcomed the decision of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to extend the period for registering Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards for 90 days. The deadline for SIM card registration is tomorrow, April 26. Poe, head of the...
Will the SIM registration period be extended or not? The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday, April 24, said they are considering the possible extension of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration period. SIM card (Unsplash) Two days before the...
The mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration will still end on April 26, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Wednesday morning, April 19. In a statement, the DICT acknowledged the appeals of public telecommunication entities (PTEs) to extend the...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched the Broadband ng Masa program in Davao City in line with its goal to eradicate digital divide across the archipelago. (Department of Information and Communications Technology) The program was formally activated at the...
The Marcos administration is doing everything it can to address and stop the "horrific practices" that Filipino seafarers had to go through, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. *File photo* Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said this in response to an open letter from the United...
