Nueva Ecija Rep. Ria Vergara has urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to keep the e-Gov PH Super App as the Department of Information and Communications Technology transitions to a new leadership. VERGARA (FB) Vergara, a senior member of the House Committee on Information and Communications...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan Uy has stepped down from his post, Malacañang bared. DICT Secretary Ivan Uy (Photo courtesy of DICT) Palace Press Officer and Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed Uy's resignation on Thursday night, March 6. "DICT...
President Marcos told officials of a manufacturing company to continue engaging the Philippines as it aims to boost its semiconductor industry. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Amkor Technology Inc. chief operating officer Kevin Engel meet at the Malacañan Palace on Feb. 25, 2025....
The Philippines would be in a stronger position to drive economic growth and development by harnessing technological advancements, such as those offered by Chinese startup DeepSeek and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian pointed this...
(Unsplash) The Philippine government has acquired a software tool that can determine in just seconds whether or not a video is deepfake. In the House tri-committee (tri-comm) hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 4, cybersecurity analyst Marco Reyes of the...
Police apprehended in Bacolod City on Friday, Jan. 24, the former president of the Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology accused of malversation of public funds and the murder of a lady Commission on Audit auditor in Zamboanga City in 2007. CARAECLE mugshot A composite team led...
A group advocating for digital technology has called for the review of Republic Act 11314, or the Student Fare Discount Act, to include mobile data loads in the 20 percent discount granted to students. (Unsplash photo) Digital lawyer Nick Conti from Click said that internet connectivity is a...
Navotas lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco is supporting President Marcos’ move to reallocate P500 million from the Philippine National Police (PNP)’s fund to the restoration of its information technology (IT) programs, including the improvement the country’s emergency hotline. Tiangco, chairman...
President Marcos has ordered Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy to prioritize the department’s Common Tower Program (CTP). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds meeting with Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)...
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...
