PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and Smart Communications, Inc. have expanded their fiber and wireless networks, serving 40 percent of the total barangays in the Philippines. PLDT has rolled out its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network to 17,000 barangays, as of end-September, 2022, up 24 percent from end-2021. The...
Lamentillo releases second edition of Night Owl book Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary and former Build, Build, Build committee chair Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo, has released the second edition of her book, Night Owl , which includes a new chapter on the...
Filipinos were warned against clicking suspicious links and logging into unverified websites following unreliable claims that Friendster, a social networking site that ended its services in 2015, has finally returned. Is Friendster back? The Department of Information and Communications...
Individuals who wish to benefit from the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) free activities may join the department’s digital literacy training in December. (MB Visual Content Group) Spearheaded by DICT CALABARZON, the initiative will be launched through the...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) renewed its commitment to intensifying reforms under the present administration as the government of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. pushed for digitalization and technological innovation. ARTA Secretary Ernesto Perez said this after PLDT Incorporated...
Undergraduate students and non-teaching personnel of Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) - Bambang Campus have benefitted from the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) five-day digital literacy and internet media training. “The training aims to provide ICT-related...
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) disclosed that a public hearing will be held in December for the deliberation of Sim Registration Act’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). “ are inviting all affected and interested parties to a public hearing on the proposed memorandum...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched its first Tech4Ed center in the municipality of Agoncillo in Batangas. Committed to its goal of ending the digital divide, DICT Batangas Provincial Office partnered with Agoncillo Municipal Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)...
Another digital literacy training was spearheaded by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) – this time it was held in San Fernando, Pampanga. (Photo courtesy of DICT Tech4Ed - Region 3) As part of its Tech4Ed project, DICT Central Luzon launched the five-day digital...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has installed and activated additional free Wi-Fi sites in Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (Talavera Campus). Free Wi-Fi Access Points (Photo courtesy of DICT) The initiative was made possible through DICT’s Free...
Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM) has received its Certificate of Authority to operate a Universal Bank from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. 81209 In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, PBCOM Chairman Eric O Recto said “Our upgraded license to operate as a Universal Bank is a...
The Department of Finance (DOF) vowed to modernize the government’s main tax agencies following the swift approval of its proposed budget for next year. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said on Monday, Oct. 3, that the DOF is planning to spend P30.57 billion in 2023, higher by...
