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Photo shows (from left) DICT secretary Ivan Uy, Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and DICT usec.

John Henry Naga, Assistant Secretary and Chief of Staff to the OIC at the DICT, shared how DICT’s existing programs have changed the lives of women, allowing them to be financially independent and contribute to their families and society.

As this develops, the DICT, alongside the National Telecommunications Commission and other telco players, is finalizing the guidelines to validate the registered SIM cards for the purpose of eliminating fraudulent records.

At around one-fourth of the digitalization budget, DepEd received the highest allotment, with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) following, respectively.

However, DICT appears to be facing a bigger problem: Asiddao said that after doing a “house cleaning”, they found out that the past administration actually had payables to companies who did not enter a contract with the department.

The DICT earlier announced that it would not extend the registration deadline beyond April 26, a decision that some senators have supported.

DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy, in a video recording, said cybersecurity is a formidable global challenge.

In January this year, the DICT blocked cyberattacks reportedly “from within China” against the mailboxes and Google Workspaces of the PCG’s National Coast Watch.

Remulla’s order came after the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that the manipulated audio was made using artificial intelligence (AI).

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) encourages Filipinos to use the eGov app, especially during the holidays.

THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) expects revenue collection to further soar once more LGUs adopt digital payments.

The launch, conducted at the PSA headquarters at East Avenue in Diliman, Quezon City, was spearheaded by PSA and DICT key officials and representatives from various government agencies and relying parties.

The plan needed the support of local governments as he appealled to their chief executives to submit to DICT their endorsement of support for the National Broadband Program.

According to former DICT Undersecretary Eliseo Rio Jr., it usually takes telecommunication companies eight months to secure permits to construct a cell site and another four months for construction.

Even as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is eyeing to reduce the permits for common tower this year, Globe Telecom said it will build more cell sites of its own in different parts of the country in the next three months.

The DICT also donated computer packages to the municipalities of Balaoan and Naguilian in La Union during the quarantine period — two LGUs that are also set to launch their Tech4ED centers soon.

After addressing DICT employees in his first day at his new office in Diliman, Honasan spearheaded the agency’s inauguration of additional free Wi-Fi access points at the public hospital located at Project 4, Quezon City.

The DICT Cybersecurity Bureau said it is monitoring the situation and will continue to look into policy and technical remedies to address the issue.

The DICT is also looking to push a proposal that will subsidize common towers that will be built in underserved or unserved areas.

The Philippines needs to have additional 50,000 cell sites to be competitive with its neighboring countries in providing quality telco services to the public according to the DICT.