In 2023, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) was immersed in addressing hacking incidents, bolstering cyber defenses, and channeling significant efforts into transforming the government system into a digital platform. Photo credit to Pixabay The country's ICT...
Filipino consumers will have slight consolation on their pockets at the start of new year 2024, as the prices of kerosene and diesel products are anticipated to be on rollback next week, based on the calculation of the industry players. According to the oil firms, kerosene prices will have...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) highlighted the acquisition of US$3 billion in foreign investments aimed at improving the country's ICT projects. Photo credit to Unsplash "In the latest report from the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) Board of Investments,...
(Department of Labor and Employment) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has expressed support for the “Caregivers’ Welfare Act,” which implements legislation meant to safeguard domestic caregivers' welfare and rights. On November 23, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Republic...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that rice farmers have started getting cash aid from the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance Program, which is funded by the excess tariff collection. In a statement, the DA said that over two million farmers with below two hectares of tilling have been...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan (Facebook) More overseas Filipinos ought to spend their holidays--and their money--in the Philippines. Thus, said House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep....
A proposed bill in the Senate is seeking to rename the Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC) to the National Literacy Council and strengthen its powers and functions. Senate Bill 2510, introduced by Sen. Lito Lapid, also aims to expand the LCC, its membership structure and supporting mechanisms, and...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Interagency Task for El Niño began preparations to mitigate the incoming dry season which is expected to affect food production, farmers, and fisherfolk. In a statement on Friday, Dec. 29, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said that...
The holiday season saw a decline in reports of online scams, which the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) attributed to increased awareness raised by the organization's efforts to stop online scams. Photo credit to Unsplash. "Based on the reports from our hotline 1326,...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said that the 2024 national budget has allocated P210-million for the implementation of mental health programs and advocacies of the Department of Education (DepEd). Gatchalian said that he originally proposed P160-million for the implementation of mental health programs to...
Sen. Imee Marcos believes that relying on importation and lowering tariffs on meat, rice, and corn are not sustainable policies to keep food prices low. In a statement, Marcos said that when the tariffs on meat, rice, and corn were first lowered in 2021, the promise was to lower the prices of these...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is preparing for the launch of the Digital Dashboard Command Center (DDCC) to manage the ground support for the electric cooperatives (ECs) and to provide better service to member-consumer-owners. NEA administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda said the...
