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...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has instructed Smart Communication to present to the Makati City government its income earned nationwide to determine the correctness of the latter's presumptive franchise tax deficiency assessment of more than P3 billion. Court of Tax Appeals / Facebook The Court en...
PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. continue to clamp down on the spread of child abuse materials (CSAM) online, blocking almost 250,000 attempts to open links known to contain CSAM last month. This followed a decrease in the number of blocked attempts to access these materials in the second...
Smart Communications, Inc. is collaborating with US-based Omnispace to explore the capabilities of space-based 5G communications using low earth orbit (LEO) satellites The aim is to connect remote areas, incorporate Internet of Things (IoT) and sensors to monitor weather disturbances and natural...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo A government that is accessible to the public any time of the day, any day of the week. This is the vision of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John E. Uy. A passionate advocate of e-governance, Secretary Uy said that...
Ookla, the global leader in mobile and broadband network intelligence, declared Smart Communications, Inc. as the Philippines' Fastest and Best Mobile Network in its latest report. So far, Ookla has only given the Best Mobile Network citation to 20 mobile operators in the world,. Smart was the...
