Aboitiz Construction on Wednesday, (May 26) announced it has finished the design and construction of Berth no. 4 for Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) in Panabo City, Davao del Norte. Â Â The DICT is one of the most modern ports in the country and the project is an extension of...
Former Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) acting chief Eliseo Rio has accused the agency of undertaking a P466.5-million internet connectivity project he described as "unnecessary" and "overpriced". Former Department of Information and Communications Technology...
The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) widened the coverage of the Free Wi-Fi for All Program to include geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) in Quezon, Laguna, and Tarlac. DICT (DICT / MANILA BULLETIN) "Your DICT endeavors to connect and reach all...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, May 14 reiterated her call for the National Security Council (NSC) to pursue a security audit against Dito Telecommunity, especially amid China’s increasing presence in the West Philippine Sea. Hontiveros said there is a great necessity for the NSC, as well as...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has deployed free Wi-Fi Internet access points in two towns in Lanao del Norte under its “Free Wi-Fi for All” program. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) (MANILA BULLETIN) The DICT, through its...
The Department on Information and Communications Technology (DICT) plans to invest in common telecommunications towers to expand mobile services to underserved areas of the country. “DICT wishes to invest in common towers for missionary sites, complete with radio access network and Internet...
The government is considering scrapping a deal with a foreign contractor over its sluggish rollout of the free internet program in the country. West Philippine Sea Presidential spokesman Harry Roque admitted that the government was dismayed with the slow implementation of the free internet access...
The Philippine’s fixed broadband average download speed continued to improve as of March 2021, according to the latest Ookla Speedtest Global Index report. The country registered a 7.79 Mbps or 20.25 percent increase in speed from the recorded 38.46 Mbps on February, jumping to 46.25...
The Department of Information and Communications and Technology (DICT) is expected to come up with its audit on the use of software in government offices to put an end to persistent complaint by the US Trade Representative (USTR) of Philippine government offices’ continued use of pirated computer...
DITO Telecommunity, the country’s third player, could boost the information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) services sector of Cebu. This was the pronouncement of the Department of Information and Communications Technology Visayas Cluster 2 (DICT VC2) last night (March 18). "The...
The Philippines moved up 3 notches to 83rd spot for mobile internet speed, and up 8 notches to 92nd for fixed broadband in a ranking of 140 countries in last month's Ookla Speedtest report. "Everyone in government, telecommunication companies, and mobile network operators had been doubling efforts...
“The current digital infrastructure of the country is still not enough to realize an affordable and fast Internet connectivity," Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for Digital Philippines Emmanuel Caintic revealed during a recent online forum. "One of...
