DICT

2 days ago

Boys' Town, Girls' Town to be PH’s first Digital Villages for Youth

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), in partnership with the Rotary Club of Makati, has launched a pioneering program to transform Boy’s Town and Girl’s Town into the Philippines’ first “Digital Villages for Youth.”

4 days ago

DICT steps up push to raise PH’s Global Cybersecurity Index rank

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has intensified its efforts to raise the Philippines’ standing in the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Global Cybersecurity Index, signaling the government’s commitment to digital resilience.

18 Aug 2025

5:53PM

Globe, DICT join forces to fight digital fraud and scams

Globe and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build a stronger, more coordinated framework against fraud, scams, and other ICT-enabled crimes.

15 Aug 2025

6:38AM

DICT vows stronger global cooperation to stop online fraud

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is throwing its full support behind the Global Anti-Scam Alliance’s (GASA) international campaign to counter the surge of online scams, following a high-level meeting with global industry leaders on Aug. 13, 2025.

13 Aug 2025

2:45PM

DICT kicks off Phases 4 and 5 of ₱16.1-B National Fiber Backbone

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) kicked off Phases 4 and 5 of the National Fiber Backbone (NFB) in Butuan City on Aug. 11, 2025, under the ₱16.1-billion Philippine Digital Infrastructure Project (PDIP) — a World Bank-backed initiative aimed at boosting nationwide internet access.

12 Aug 2025

3:50PM

BCDA, DICT to activate full 2Tbps Meta bandwidth for PH broadband plan

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) are set to fully activate a two terabit-per-second (Tbps) bandwidth from global technology leader Meta — a move poised to fast-track the Philippine government’s National Broadband Plan.

22 Jul 2025

7:49AM

Internet access in PH expands, but cost still a barrier: PSA-DICT survey

The percentage of Filipino households with internet access at home climbed to 48.8 percent in 2024, a significant rise from just 17.7 percent in 2019, according to the 2024 National Information and Communications Technology Household Survey (NICTHS).

14 Jul 2025

10:03AM

Valenzuela’s ‘Silicon Valley’ dream gets boost from Globe connectivity

Globe has pledged to deliver reliable connectivity to the soon-to-rise Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Hub in Valenzuela City—an anchor project under the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) “Digital Bayanihan” initiative. The hub aims to make the country future-ready and help create eight million jobs nationwide by 2028.

26 Jun 2025

5:44PM

'Bayanihan SIM' brings digital inclusion to life in remote Bulacan area

Globe Telecom and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) have launched the Bayanihan SIM initiative at Kalawakan Elementary School in Bulacan’s Doña Remedios Trinidad, aiming to bring digital connectivity to remote, underserved communities.