The Senate has approved the measure seeking to expand the provisions in Republic Act No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act to address gender-based online sexual harassment arising from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Risa...
Uy-led ComClark aviation project faces uncertainty as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is poised to reject its unsolicited project proposal, according to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center official. "DOTr will soon be sending to the proponent the rejection letter, which will contain...
More than half of the country’s local government unit (LGU) population has already been digitally connected, with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) owing the digital advancement to the continued collaboration among government agencies. In a statement over the...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A modern information technology (IT) economic zone was inaugurated on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in this city. It is envisioned to provide more jobs and accelerate the economic growth of this province. The facility was constructed in a 10,000-square meter property near...
Digital transformation improved further in the Philippines, with the country’s ranking in the United Nations’ e-participation index (EPI) leaping by 31 spots. According to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Philippines now ranks 49th in EPI, an improvement...
Over 200,000 cyberattacks on telecommunications infrastructures have been recorded in the Philippines daily, an official from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said in a State-run presser. Pixabay In a press conference hosted by the Philippine Information Agency...
Following the recent fake eGovPH hack post, a cybercrime unit has urged cybersecurity enthusiasts to exercise caution when examining data breach claims on dark web forums. CICC The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the Department of Information and Communications...
In preparation for the expected rise in online scams during the Christmas season, a cybercrime unit launched a cybercrime awareness campaign on Friday, Nov. 15. (Photo from Unsplash) Several government agencies, led by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the...
Uy-led Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc. reported a 29-percent jump in net income in the first nine months of the year to P8.2 billion from the P6.4 billion registered in the same period last year on the back of a strong performance in all its businesses. In a...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an agency under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), announced on Monday, Nov. 11, that it is investigating the possibility of an "organized breach" of certain e-wallet accounts, which led to unauthorized...
(Pexels) Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco says the continued rise of digital economies in the country is a direct outcome of the Marcos administration’s strategic reforms on expanding the Information and Communication Technology (ICT)...
BACOLOD CITY – Six Grade 10 students from two public high schools in Negros Occidental bagged major awards in the International Robotics Competition of the 9th World Innovative Technology Challenge at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea on Nov. 2 and 3. SIX high school students...
