Tag: DICT

DICT: Firms vying to be the 3rd telco player in PHL should post P700-million participation security

(Eagle News) — Firms vying to be the third telecommunications company in the country should post a participation security of P700 million, the Department of Information and Communications Technology said on Friday, Sept. 21. Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 09-09-2018 said the participation security must be either in cash, a manager’s check, draft, or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a universal or commercial bank in the country. Earlier, authorities said firms with outstanding liabilities to the government […]

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Pagtulong ng UN sa Pilipinas para sa free WiFi, pansamantala lamang- DICT

(Eagle News) — Nilinaw ni Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr., na training at paglalatag lamang ng mabilis na WiFi connection ang tulong na gagawin ng United Nations sa Pilipinas. Sa panayam, sinabi ni Rio na ginawa nila ang hakbang matapos umamin ang ilang local telecommunication companies na mahihirapan silang tugunan ang demand ng libreng internet access points na nakapaloob sa free WiFi law. Dahil sa pag-aming ito ng mga […]

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Acting secretaries in DSWD, DICT named

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has named acting secretaries in two departments. Based on documents released by Malacanang on Thursday, May 10, Eliseo Rio Jr. is now the acting secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. Rio was the officer-in-charge of the DICT after DICT Secretary Rodolfo Salalima resigned last year. Social Welfare Undersecretary for Special Concerns Virginia Orogo was also named acting secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. […]

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DICT reveals plans to put up 250,000 Wi-Fi access points before Duterte’s term expires

(Eagle News)– The Department of Information and Communications Technology has plans of putting up 250,000 Wi-Fi access points in the country before the term of President Rodrigo Duterte expires. DICT officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio made the announcement in an interview over GMA 7 on Sunday. “Ito yung RA 10929 na kami ay may reponsibilidad ho yung DICT na pairalin yung paglagay ng mga free Wi-Fi sa mga public places ho sa buong bansa,” he said. He […]

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DICT: Four other companies vying to be third telco player in PHL

(Eagle News) —  Four other companies are vying to become the third telecommunications player in the country, an official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology said. According to  DICT officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio Jr., the companies from  Japan, South Korea, US, and Australia’s Telstra Corp. Ltd. are interested in partnering with local firms for the possible venture. They are apart from  China Telecom, which was earlier reported to have been chosen as the third player. “Right now, […]

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Gov’t teams up with Facebook to build infrastructure for improved Internet speeds

(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has partnered with Facebook to create an Internet infrastructure that will improve Internet speeds in the country. The agreement between the Department of Information and Communications Technology and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority on the one hand, and the social media networking giant on the other was signed on Wednesday. Under the Strategic Engagement and Collaboration to Undertake a Reliable and Efficient Government Internet, the BCDA will bid […]

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Palace confirms DICT Secretary Salalima has tendered his resignation

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday confirmed that Secretary Rodolfo Salalima of the Department of Information and Communications  Technology has tendered his resignation. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the DICT chief cited personal and work-related reasons. “As of this date, there is no official word from the Office of the Executive Secretary as to whether the President has accepted Secretary Salalima’s offer to resign,” Abella said. In an interview with reporters in […]

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Batas na lilikha sa bagong ahensya ng gobyerno, nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Aquino

(Eagle News) — Nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III ang Republic Act 10844 – batas na lumilikha sa bagong kagawaran ng gobyerno na Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Mayo 23. Dahil sa naturang batas, magkakaroon ng restructure ang Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) kung saan papangalanan na ang nabanggit na ahensya na Department of Transportation habang ang lahat ng operating units nito na may kinalaman sa komunikasyon ay ililipat na sa […]

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