SIM registration, meant to fight scams, now being used for fraud

Kurt Dela Peña - Content Researcher Writer / @inquirerdotnet 01/13/2023

MANILA, Philippines—The SIM Registration Act is said to be the way to curb scams, but since the mandated listing started, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said there are new crooked schemes related to the registration that Filipinos…

NTC to telcos: Warn subscribers vs spam texts, fake job offers

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 05/28/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has directed telecommunications firms to warn their subscribers against the wave of spam text messages offering spurious job openings.  In a statement on Saturday, NTC urged DITO, Globe and Smart…

DITO Telecommunity now available in Vis-Min following successful launch

03/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s third major player in the telecommunications industry, DITO Telecommunity Corporation, heralded its entry into the market by announcing that it will be providing free call and text as well as broadband services…

Gwen summons Dito, contractor for digging activities in Lacion highway

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Friday, December 11, summoned representatives from the country’s third telecommunications player and its contractor to address traffic issues arising from their digging activities along the highway of Consolacion…

Dito, Globe ink lease deals with Aboitiz infra unit

Miguel Camus 10/31/2020

The Aboitiz group’s infrastructure subsidiary announced partnerships with Globe Telecom and Dito Telecommunity Corp. to deploy mini cells. Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc., among the companies participa­ting in the government’s common tower program, said in a statement on Friday…

Residents in Cebu City barangay say no to third telco’s cell site

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The residents of Lower Calvary in Barangay Apas, Cebu City refused the proposition of a cell site to be built in their area by the country’s third telecommunication company (telco) during a public…

Rocelito Jancinal: Disability paves the way for farmer-entrepreneur to work harder

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A quiet Saturday afternoon, April 13, 2013, in the mountain barangay of Babag turned out to be a disaster when Rocelito “Dito” Jancinal fell off a 20-foot coconut tree. Dito, husband of Patricia…

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