The national government has launched its pilot Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration site in the remote area of Masantol, Pampanga and it has “provided valuable insights” to the public, said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). SIM cards (Pixabay)...
The Department of Information and Technology (DICT) reported that SIM registration has been completed for 21,128,925 SIMs as of Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, 11:59 PM. Based on records provided by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), the total number is 12.5 percent of the 168,977,773 million...
The number of registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the Philippines has breached 20 million, said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday, Jan, 16, nearly three weeks after the mandatory registration began. SIM card (Unsplash) Based on the latest...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) disclosed its plan to pursue an enhanced digital cooperation with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). DICT Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian This...
At least 11.38 percent of the nearly 170 million existing Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the Philippines have been registered according to the latest tally provided by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). This equates to a total of 19,229,285 SIMs out of 168,977,773 existing...
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) advised the public to be wary of individuals who might be “taking advantage of technically and computer illiterate persons” by offering free or paid assistance for the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration. (NTC / MB File...
PLDT Inc. & Smart Communications Inc. blocked over 17 billion attempts to open malicious sites by the end of 2022, the telcos reported Friday, January 13. "We are working 24/7 to block scams and fraudulent messages, as well as mobile accounts being used in criminal activities,” says Angel...
The mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration will end on April 26, 2023, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. SIM cards (Pixabay) DICT Spokesperson Anna Mae Lamentillo, in a press statement on Thursday, Jan. 12, disclosed that Information and...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), had a unique opportunity to show off its technologies that are at par with other global creations during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Business Mission in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, California from January 5...
The Philippines, through the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), will host various meetings to be attended by digital officials next month. DICT In a statement issued Wednesday, Jan. 11, DICT announced that information and communications technology (ICT) ministers and...
The Department of Information and Technology (DICT) warned subscribers on Wednesday, Jan. 11 not to have any ideas of providing false information when registering their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) for they will be inevitably caught. SIM Registration This was according to DICT Spokesperson and...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo In the span of two weeks, more than 16 million subscriber identity modules (SIMs) have been registered following the implementation of the SIM Registration Act. Currently, we are on track because our target is to register at least one million SIMs per day to complete...
