Beware of holiday scams: How to stay safe this Christmas

Pia Piquero 11/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The holiday season, a time of joy, generosity, and celebration, has also become a prime hunting ground for scammers targeting the unsuspecting public. As the excitement builds with shopping, parties, and travel plans,…

DICT: Syndicates use new SMS technique to scam e-wallet users

Dianne Sampang 11/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Syndicates have found a new technique to scam digital wallet users by incorporating links in text messages, an official of the Department of Information and Technology (DICT) said on Wednesday. DICT Undersecretary Alexander Ramos,…

eGov PH app launched by DICT in Cebu

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos who have a hard time in their transactions with government services, a digital platform has been launched here. On Monday, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched the e-Government Philippines…

DICT traces hacking attempts to China

Julie Aurelio 02/05/2024

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Saturday said that it had blocked cyberattacks from “within China” on the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa), and on the mailboxes of the DICT itself, the Philippine Coast…

PCSO FB page not hacked—DICT  

Luisa Cabato 12/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The inappropriate photos posted on the Facebook account of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) could be due to “carelessness” and not hacking. This is the statement of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)…

Confidential funds: House gives zero secret funds for OVP, DepEd, DICT, DFA, DA

10/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Confidential funds will not be given to civilian agencies of the government such as the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd), a House of Representatives panel has decided.…

Grace Poe: DICT must prove it deserves P300 million secret fund

Charie Abarca 09/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe said Thursday that the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) should prove that it deserves to have the P300 million confidential funds. The lawmaker pointed out the need to study…

DICT: No more SIM card registration extension

Tyrone Jasper C. Piad 07/15/2023

MANILA  – With less than two weeks left, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is sticking to the July 25 cutoff for the mandatory SIM (subscriber identity module) card registration after previously extending the compliance…

Marcos wants Overseas Employment Certification to be free of charge

Faith Agrosino 07/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr has issued a directive ordering the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to explore ways to make the application for Overseas Employment Certification (OEC) free of charge,  the Presidential Communications…

LTO to unveil digital driver’s license amid shortage of plastic cards

Zacarian Sarao 05/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Monday announced that it is set to launch a digital version of the driver’s license to replace its interim system in which the permit is printed on the…

Palace releases new list of Bongbong Marcos appointees

Faith Argosino 05/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed more people to his administration, as the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) released a new list on Sunday. In a Facebook post, the PCO said Marcos named and…

Users applaud extension of SIM registration deadline

04/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Some cellphone users here were delighted when the deadline for the extension of SIM registration was extended for 90 days. The national government on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, extended the deadline for mandatory SIM registration,…

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