The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) chief on Monday, July 10, welcomed the issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 32, which aims to streamline permits of telecommunications and ICT infrastructures. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy said the EO "will improve the public's...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy warned the public on Friday, June 23, about scammers using money mules helping criminals to hide money as the deadline for the subscriber identity module (SIM) registration nears. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy...
The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) on Friday, June 2, kicked off the opening of the National ICT (NICT) Month with the launch of the eGov Super App. * The 2023 National ICT Kick-off with the launch of the eGov Super App (Photo credit to DITC) * * * With the...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy urged the public to take advantage of what technology offers as the government rolls out its e-Governance programs and projects. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy (Photo courtesy of PCO) “Don’t get in line, go...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has tasked the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to enable local government units (LGUs) to adapt to the e-government system as part of the government's digitalization initiative....
BACOLOD CITY – The uncle of the No. 1 most wanted person in Western Visayas was gunned down by unidentified perpetrators on a motorcycle in Barangay Efegenio Lizares, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 19. POLICE cordon the area where a barangay watchman was shot dead by...
As part of the national government’s goal to make the Philippines a “tourism hub,” the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will provide free internet services in 94 major tourism areas in the country facing connectivity issues. (MB Visual Content Group) Working hand...
The extension of the SIM card registration last April would serve as the “last chance” for scammers to register numbers and come up with new methods, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy said on Tuesday, May 16. Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)...
An attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has vowed to investigate the unauthorized fund transfers involving hundreds of GCash accounts earlier this week. (Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center) DICT’s Cybercrime Investigation and...
Retail outlets charging customers for registering their SIM cards on their behalf are not violating any law, a Cabinet member said. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy (Photo courtesy of PCO) Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy said it is merely a "private...
In order to further encourage the public to register their SIM cards, the government is planning to cut them off from various services like calls, texts, and access to social media accounts if they would still fail to do so within the 90-day extension. This, however, is not yet final and is still...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy on Tuesday, April 25, denied that low turnout was the reason for the extension of the SIM registration as he lamented the “bad habit” of Filipinos when it comes to doing things “at the last minute.” (From...
