The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) activated free Wi-Fi sites in Looc, Occidental Mindoro to address the problem of intermittent signal in the municipality. (DICT / MANILA BULLETIN) "Your DICT commits to continue our intensified efforts to meet the country's...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) put up more KonekTawag Centers in the islands of Dinagat and Siargao. (Photo from DICT) According to DICT, through KonekTawag Centers, residents will now be able to communicate with their loved ones, search information online, and...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 4, that it has provided a P2.1-million grant to a mental healthcare startup funded by a Gen Z entrepreneur in 2020. Through...
The Department of Information and Communications (DICT) sent Government Emergency Communications System (GEC)-Mobile Operations Vehicles for Emergency (MOVE) units in Cebu towns that were hit by Typhoon "Odette." (Photo from DICT) The DICT said the MOVE units were deployed in the towns of Alegria...
The 12.5-foot tall 3D printed monument of Dr. Jose Rizal will be unveiled by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Dec. 30 in commemoration of the Philippines' national hero's 125th year of martyrdom. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE) Dubbed as "Dr. Jose Rizal, The Filipino...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) formed a task force to address downed telecommunications lines in areas affected by Typhoon "Odette." (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) "After the typhoon passed, the communications were badly hit, primarily because the typhoon...
Representatives from Cardona Multipurpose Cooperative expressed interest to adopt the bamboo musical instruments (BMI) technology developed by the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI). (DOST-PSTC Rizal) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Provincial Office of Surigao del Norte set up a free charging station in Surigao City. (Photo from DICT Caraga) Several areas in the Visayas and Mindanao, including Surigao del Norte, Camiguin, Biliran, and Bohol, lost their power...
Telecommunications services are still down in some areas affected by Typhoon "Odette," the Department of Information and Communications (DICT) reported Tuesday, Dec. 21. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) "Meron tayong ilang probinsya na malakas ang tama nung bagyo, Siargao, Surigao, Dinagat....
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...
