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...
Cybersafe Learning for Education Project beneficiaries from Tangkalan Elementary Schools and Occidental Mindoro National High School received laptops from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). (DICT / MANILA BULLETIN) The Cybersafe Learning for Education Project is a...
Around 50,000 data encoders will be needed for the planned three-day national vaccination drive against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) this month, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. Department of Information and Communications Technology The government will be...
An official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) reiterated on Monday, Nov. 15, that vaccine certificates are free of charge. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Laging Handa briefing, DICT Undersecretary Emmanuel Rey. R Caintic warned against fixers who are asking...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through its Free Wi-Fi for All Program, has installed free Wi-Fi hotspots in the entire provinces of Catanduanes and Sorsogon. (Photo from DICT's website) According to the DICT, all localities in Catanduanes are now connected to...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) donated 20 laptops to a public high school in Malvar, Batangas. Department of Information and Communications Technology The DICT said the donation was part of its Digital Education Program and its component Cybersafe Learning...
33951 Telcos blamed combined non-technical and technical issues for the "birth pains" of implementing Mobile Number Portability (MNP). However, Telecommunications Connectivity Inc. (TCI), a joint venture of DITO Telecommunity, Globe Telecom Inc. and Smart Communications Inc., assured the National...
Smart_500x500 Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has expanded its nationwide 5G network to 6,400 base stations, surpassing its initial target of 3,800 for 2021. This puts Smart's total base stations as of end-September to 72,600, enabling Smart to cover 96% of the population from Batanes to...
Neuwark Communications Ad Executive, Mark Montehermoso Media has evolved and changed throughout the years, and so has advertising. From print to the age of social media, advertisers must make sure their works fit the taste and demand of the public regardless of the generational gap. To be a success...
