While the government’s Free WiFi program has been in existence since 2015, the DICT made a few enhancements during the onset of the pandemic. The DICT is set to revamp its Free WiFi program once again, citing high costs and inefficiencies in the current setup. In an article by the PNA, DICT Undersecretary Jeffrey Ian Dy […]
DeepSeek has been a popular topic in the AI chatbot space for reportedly being as good as ChatGPT and Gemini while using older hardware. Being an AI chatbot from China, some countries have concerns about the use of DeepSeek, and the Philippines is fine with its use as said by officials from DOST and DICT. […]
It has been more than a year since the SIM Registration Law has been passed. The registration was even extended in efforts other than curb dubious SIM numbers. However, text scams remained to be rampant despite the SIM Registration Law, and the DICT admitted that there are loopholes to it that scammers took advantage of. […]
With the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) not in effect since 2022, Filipinos are caught off-guard with the recent proliferation of texts alleging that they have yet to paid their NCAP violations and need to settle it within 7 days. The MMDA has reminded the public that NCAP remains suspended, and the DICT is alerting […]
There are recent talks of the National Security Council (NSC) calling for the ban of TikTok in the Philippines, citing spying allegations from China. While countries like the US are pushing for the ban of TikTok at least in government offices, the DICT has second thoughts about the move. In an interview with Philippine Star, […]
As the government is figuring out how to solve the problems regarding SIM registration, with the latest involving fake IDs used as requirements for compliance, one of the solutions the DICT is eyeing is to limit SIM registration to 10 per user. DICT USec. Alexander Ramos explained to the press that Filipinos usually prefer to […]
In case you don’t know, tomorrow, July 25 is the last day for you to register your SIM card, as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has announced that there will be no additional SIM registration extension. The original SIM registration extension was given in lieu of Filipinos in geographically isolated and disadvantaged […]
With only a month to go before the July 25 deadline for registering SIM cards, the DICT said that it will no longer carry out its plans for the gradual deactivation of unregistered SIM cards. To recall, the DICT initially had plans to force unregisterd SIM card owners to register by gradual deactivation of select […]
In its push to develop more digital infra projects in the Philippines, the DICT has inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Philippines’ Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center to support the agency’s upcoming projects. Through the signed MOA, the PPP Center hopes that DICT will extend its assistance in helping other agencies who are developing […]
In a move to step towards the future, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has instructed the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to facilitate the adoption of the e-government system by local government units (LGUs) as part of the government’s digitalization efforts. Here’s the scoop on the latest development. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) […]