The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has set up more charging and Wi-Fi stations in areas affected by Typhoon "Odette" in Cebu. (Photo from DICT) At least 16 stations are now operational in the following spots to help families connect with their loved ones. SM Seaside...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the Government Emergency Communications System (GECS) project, is set to deploy three mobile operations vehicles for emergency (MOVE) units in disaster hotspots across the country. (Photo from DICT-Caraga) DICT...
Malacañang has appointed Atty. John Henry Du Naga as the new privacy commissioner of the National Privacy Commission (NPC), effective December 14, 2021, for a term of three years. National Privacy Commission Incoming Commissioner Naga will succeed Privacy Commissioner Raymund Enriquez Liboro, whom...
Fans of Korean entertainment content in the Philippines will rejoice with the launching of a revamped tvN channel to provide more and faster Korean dramas, variety programs and movies starting Dec. 15. To launch the revamped tvN Premium channel, CJ ENM HK with Wilbros Entertainment is partnering...
The Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card registration law will boost e-commerce and financial technology (fintech) growth in the country, restricting criminal and fraudulent acts using mobile SIM cards. *media** "It will associate the mobile number with a subscriber, hurdling the...
pldt-smart-2016 The number of domains used by digital scammers dropped significantly in the past three days after PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) blocked websites that lured people to fraudulent ‘job hiring’ schemes. At the start of this SMS-based scam, the telcos' cybercrime...
The Delgado family’s Transnational Diversified Group is consolidating its two technology units EasyCall Communications Philippines, Inc. and Transnational E-Business Solutions Inc. (TESI). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Easycall said it is set to acquire TESI, a technology...
Ten government agencies, including the National Privacy Commission (NPC) and National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) have joined efforts to catch those behind the text spams luring Filipinos into dubious investment schemes and work-from-home jobs. (Unsplash) Spearheaded by the Cybercrime...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar has renewed calls for legislators to support and pass the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill in the remainder of President Duterte’s term. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (PCOO) During the Annual FOI Awards on Wednesday, November 24,...
WAYS-TO-STOP-SMS-SPAM-ON-iPhone-Android-HERES-HOW-1 Spam and phishing attacks tripled from June this year, with the month of November posting the highest number and 600 mobile numbers blocked on a daily average, according to the investigation units of PLDT and Smart Communications Inc....
WAYS-TO-STOP-SMS-SPAM-ON-iPhone-Android-HERES-HOW-1 Cybercriminals now target job hunters, according to local telcos. “The recent SMS spamming activities are specific to job hiring," says Angel Redoble, PLDT and Smart Communication Inc.’s Chief Information Security Officer. He likened the...
Smart_500x500 In just 30 days (Oct. 21 to Nov. 20), Smart Communications, Inc. blocked up to 15,000 mobile numbers related to SMS hoax and spam, as well as 40 domains and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that online scammers use, the telco reported Nov. 23, 2021. The move came after a sudden spike...
