Equinix Inc., a digital infrastructure company headquartered in the United States (US), has completed its acquisition of three data centers in Manila, becoming the newest player in the country’s growing data center industry. In a statement, Equinix announced that it has acquired the data centers...
CEBU CITY – Despite numerous challenges, the country’s contact center sector, along with the entire information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry, is poised to hit the ambitious $49-billion annual revenue goal by 2028. Haidee Enriquez, president of the Contact Center...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Wednesday, April 30, welcomed the appointment of lawyer Christina Faye M. Condez-de Sagon as Undersecretary, where she will concurrently serve as Chief of Staff to Secretary Henry R. Aguda. DICT / MB Visual Content Group In a...
President Marcos has recognized the need to have a strong mechanism to combat misinformation and disinformation in the country in light of rapidly evolving digital technologies. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) He, however, said that the government's effort...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's office) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep LRay Villafuerte believes newly-installed Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)...
More than a month before the May 2025 midterm polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is taking on another herculean task: distributing over 60 million voter information sheets (VIS) to all registered voters nationwide. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia,...
Signatures from voters upon receiving their respective voter information sheets (VIS) will not be used for other endeavors such as People's Initiative (PI). Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia inspects printed voter information sheets (VIS) at the National Printing...
DICT Secretary Henry Aguda (left), Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Facebook) Newly-minted Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Henry Aguda must ensure the digitalization of not only government-to-government...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), DICT Secretary Henry Aguda (Facebook) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has described newly-installed Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary...
President Marcos has appointed former bank president Henry Rhoel Aguda as the new secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). New DICT Secretary Henry Rhoel Aguda (Photo courtesy of DICT) Aguda, the former president and chief executive officer of UnionDigital...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology has been urged to review the SIM Card Registration Act as text scams continue to proliferate. Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte asked DICT officer-in-charge Undersecretary Paul Mercado to revisit Republic Act 11934 law to enable them to...
Tomorrow, March 19, 2025, marks the second observance of the International Day of Digital Learning, themed Digital Learning Realities in Low-Resourced Contexts. This is a pivotal moment for the Philippines to reflect on its strides and challenges in the digital education landscape. This theme...
