The Philippine government is set to send $200,000 in financial donations to the Syrian Arab Republic following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria and killed over 55,000 people last month. In a Facebook post, the Presidential Communications Office said the donation would be...
The government vowed to study a United Nations (UN) panel report that found the Philippines’ failure to compensate the comfort women. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said this after the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) reported that the Philippines...
Billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink operated by SpaceX is now in the Philippines, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) confirmed on Friday, Feb. 24, calling it a “game changer” in terms of enabling better internet connectivity, especially in remote areas. ...
As part of the office's reorganization, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has led the oath-taking of seven new officials of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. leads the oath-taking ceremony of the new Presidential Communications...
The tally of registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards has breached 35 million, but this number is relatively small compared to the sum total of unregistered SIMs which currently is at 133,643,043. SIM card (Unsplash) The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), on its latest tally, ...
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo was recognized as Heroes’ Notable Female Government Leader of the Year. DICT Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo named as Heroes' Notable Female Government Leader of the Year (Photo courtesy of DICT) For the DICT...
The Philippines recently formed an alliance with Japan, seeking to fulfill its “mutual interests” in the field of information and communications technology. To formally begin this alliance, the two nations – through the Department of Information and Communications and Technology (DICT) and...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday, Feb. 20 stressed the importance of reinforcing campaign strategies to remind and engage the public to comply with the mandatory SIM registration. SIM cards (Pixabay) DICT admitted that it has observed a “slowdown” in...
Shoppers can now register their SIM cards as Robinsons Malls opens assisted SIM registration booths for subscribers of Smart Communications and TNT until the end of this month. Smart and TNT's assisted SIM registration services are ongoing from Feb. 14-28 at the Lingkod Pinoy Centers of Robinsons...
Ookla®, the global leader in mobile and broadband network intelligence, gave Smart Communications, Inc. its Best Mobile Network award for 2022. Smart was the first and only Philippine mobile operator to win Ookla’s Best Mobile Network award for the Q1-Q2 2022 reporting period. Smart set another...
After amassing more than 123 million indicators of compromise to combat cyber-attacks, PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. last year foiled over 182 million attempts to breach the group’s digital infrastructure. The human factor is a major contributor to cybersecurity incidents, according to...
Nine key projects were presented and discussed by the ASEAN Member States (AMS) during the annual ASEAN Digital Senior Officials' Meeting (DGSOM) held in February 2023. This year’s ASEAN DGSOM was led by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in Boracay Island from...
