Kids Could Soon Be Blocked From Social Media Under New Senate Proposal SOCIAL MEDIA – A controversial proposal in the Senate is drawing attention as it seeks to completely restrict minors from accessing social media platforms. A new bill seeking to regulate minors’ access to social media has been formally introduced in the Senate by … Read more
Telegram Avoids Ban But Faces Strict New Conditions From Government TELEGRAM – Just days after authorities considered blocking Telegram, the messaging giant secured an agreement that changed everything. The popular online messaging platform Telegram has been spared from a potential ban by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Cybercrime Investigation and … Read more
Raffy Tulfo Sounds Alarm: Free Wi-Fi Could Be Hacking Your Phone RAFFY TULFO – Broadcaster-senator Raffy Tulfo exposes the hidden dangers of free Wi-Fi, warning the public about the risks of hacking and data theft when connecting to unsecured networks. Sen. Raffy Tulfo has called on the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to … Read more
Rampant Hacking in Gov’t Websites in PH Calls for Tight Cybersecurity Amid the rampant hacking of the websites owned by the government, may the call for a tight cybersecurity be addressed with leaving accountability behind. Recently, several websites and portals of the different government agencies and bodies in the Philippines fell victims to hacking. Among … Read more
DICT Appeals for Reinstatement of 2023 Confidential Funds The retention of the confidential funds of the DICT is reasonable but there must be an assurance of a strict checking on how it will be utilized. After a house panel gave the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) zero confidential funds, the government office is … Read more
The DICT is investigating the Philhealth Hacking Issue Philhealth Ransomware Attack – Why do we always tend to find remedies rather than think of ways to prevent a bad thing from happening? It is quite shocking that a company, under the government’s umbrella, was infiltrated by a group of hackers trying to squeeze money out … Read more
After the Philhealth Cyber Attack, agencies recommended steps to prevent the same incident Philhealth Cyber Attack – Following the hackers’ effort to take over the site of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) recommended these steps to prevent the cyber attack. Last Friday, Philhealth’s site was hacked by … Read more
Solon Appeals for Digital Driver’s License Instead of Physical Card Amid Shortage Representative Wilbert Lee suggested a digital driver’s license instead of a physical one amid the plastic card shortage. In the House Committee on Transportation’s hybrid hearing on the existence of a digital driver’s license instead of a physical driver’s license in the country, … Read more
DICT Clarified that Asking Fee for Sim Registration is Not Against the Law The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) clarified that vendors asking for a fee on sim registration is not against the law. The DICT declared during a press conference in Malacaang that it is not illegal for some retail shops to … Read more
DICT to Ban Unregistered Sim Cards from Accessing Facebook and TikTok The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will ban unregistered sim cards from using Facebook and TikTok. During the 90-day registration extension, the DICT is considering disconnecting some services from unregistered SIM cards. Subscribers who do not register their SIM cards during the … Read more