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Paliwanag sa mabilis na Halalan 2022 results transmission, hinihiling

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 11 10:24 PM

Humingi ng paliwanag sa Comelec hinggil sa bilis ng transmission ng May 9, 2022 election results sina dating DICT Usec. Eliseo Rio Jr., dating NAMFREL Chairman Gus Lagman, at Franklin Ysaac na dating pangulo ng Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines. Read more »

'No corruption': Rio defends use of UNDP for free Wi-Fi project

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Updated as of Jan 13 11:40 AM

Ex-DICT Undersecretary Eliseo Rio defended Thursday the decision to tap the UNDP for the government's Free Public Internet Access Program. Read more »

Proyektong pa-wifi ng gobyerno overpriced umano; DICT pumalag

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Updated as of May 26 09:22 PM

Dinepensahan naman ng ahensya ang desisyon nitong bigyang prayoridad ang bilis kaysa sa halaga ng internet para sa proyekto.  Read more »

'Para makanood ng Netflix?' Ex-DICT official hits P466-M price tag for free wifi project

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Updated as of May 26 12:10 PM

A former official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) believes the government paid too much money for a 5-month contract to provide free wifi in different parts of the country.  Read more »

DITO Telecoms entry prompted Smart, Globe to boost signal: Former DICT official

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 11:22 PM

MANILA - Competition is good, at least this is what a former Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) executive believes when it comes to improving the performance of the telecommunications industry. Read more »

Former and current DICT officials wrangle over canceled free WiFi project

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Updated as of May 26 08:21 AM

A former and a current official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) traded accusations during a House probe into the canceled contract for the department’s free WiFi project for remote areas.  Read more »

‘Safety Seal’ program for gov’t, businesses to require use of StaySafe contact tracing app

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 23 09:00 PM

Various government agencies on Friday signed a joint memorandum circular to implement a safety seal certification program for government and business establishments which will require the use of the StaySafe.ph digital contact tracing app. Read more »

Internet speed sa bansa gaganda pagdating ng Marso 2021: Ex-DICT official Rio

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Posted at Dec 09 12:02 PM

MAYNILA - Malaki ang ibibilis sa serbisyo ng internet sa bansa sa susunod na taon, ayon sa dating opisyal ng Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).   Read more »

Ex DICT official Rio: If other telcos can build cell sites at military camps, so can DITO

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Posted at Sep 12 07:48 PM

The government is just being fair when it decided to let DITO Telecommunity Corp. put up cell sites inside Philippine military facilities, according to a former communications technology official.   Read more »

'One big entity' could snap up ABS-CBN frequencies: ex-DICT official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 11:43 AM

The broadcast frequencies of ABS-CBN Corp. are now up for grabs, following their recall by regulators this week, a former official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology said Friday. Read more »

Contact tracing app na StaySafe.ph inilunsad

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 06:56 PM

Inilunsad ngayong Huwebes ang isang contact tracing app, na libreng maida-download sa lahat ng smartphone. Read more »

Inisyatibo para sa contact tracing central platform, 'di pinansin ng IATF 'gatekeepers': Rio

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Posted at Aug 20 05:49 PM

MAYNILA - Marami pa sanang grupo ang handang magbigay ng libreng serbiyo makatulong lamang sa ginagawang contact tracing effort ng gobyerno laban sa pagkalat ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), ayon kay dating Information and Technology Undersecretary Eliseo Rio. Read more »

Red tape hampers building of telco infrastructure, LGUs 'bottleneck': ex-DICT official

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Updated as of Jul 30 10:13 AM

Government red-tape has hampered telcos in building common towers and cell sites in the past 2 decades, a former official said Thursday after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to close telecom firms if they cannot improve their services by December. Read more »

DICT earmarks P13.5 billion for National Broadband Program in 2021

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Posted at Jul 22 03:50 PM

The DICT’s proposed P13.49 billion budget for the National Broadband Program for 2021 is almost 45 times larger than the program’s allocation this year which is P296 million.  Read more »

DITO says Rio misinformed on technical audit extension

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Posted at Jul 03 04:50 PM

DITO Telecommunity said Friday former Department of Information and Communications Technology Usec. Eliseo Rio was misinformed about the third telco's technical audit extension. Read more »

DITO Telecommunity to miss July 8 deadline to offer 27 mbps internet service: ex-DICT official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 05:37 PM

DITO Telecommunity, the Philippines' third telco, is poised to miss its commitment to deliver 27 megabits per second (Mbps) internet speed covering 37 percent of the country by next week, a former Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) official said Wednesday. Read more »

Gov't tightens leash on PH contact tracing app after ex-DICT official sounds alarm

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 04:14 PM

MANILA- Tighter security measures will be implemented on the use of state-backed contact tracing app StaySafe.ph, Malacañang said Thursday after a former Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) official warned of its supposed deficiencies. Read more »

Rio says he was eased out of DICT after questioning contact-tracing app deal

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Posted at Jun 10 09:20 PM

Former Information and Communications Undersecretary Eliseo Rio said he was "eased out" of the government after he questioned a deal designating just one contact-tracing app for COVID-19.   Read more »

Musician and businessman RJ Jacinto named DICT undersecretary

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 07:00 PM

Musician and businessman Ramon 'RJ' Jacinto was named as undersecretary of the government agency in charge of the country's telecommunications and internet infrastructure, Malacañang said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte accepts resignation of DICT's Eliseo Rio

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 09:11 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the resignation of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Eliseo Rio Jr., Malacañang said Friday. Read more »