According to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), around 45.8 million or 27.12 percent of the 169 million SIM cards in the country are in use nationwide.

Source: https://metrocebu.news/senator-poe-warns-against-longer-sim-registration-period-as-scammers-remain-a-threat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senator-poe-warns-against-longer-sim-registration-period-as-scammers-remain-a-threat

As this develops, the DICT, alongside the National Telecommunications Commission and other telco players, is finalizing the guidelines to validate the registered SIM cards for the purpose of eliminating fraudulent records.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/421677/telcos-plea-bust-cybercriminals-not-limit-sim-card-ownership

At around one-fourth of the digitalization budget, DepEd received the highest allotment, with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) following, respectively.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1834177/fwd-deped-gets-lions-share-of-digitalization-funding

Congress website back online as DICT probes ‘person of interest’

Source: https://newsbytes.ph/2023/10/16/congress-website-back-online-as-dict-probes-person-of-interest/

DICT orders probe on alleged Comelec ‘hacking’

Source: https://newsbytes.ph/2023/05/10/solon-files-house-resolution-seeking-probe-on-gcash-attempted-hacking/

However, DICT appears to be facing a bigger problem: Asiddao said that after doing a “house cleaning”, they found out that the past administration actually had payables to companies who did not enter a contract with the department.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1774589/solons-tell-dict-settle-billions-worth-of-payables-using-unutilized-funds

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is warning the public against accessing leaked data of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) as it contains malicious software (malware).

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1843711/dict-hacked-philhealth-data-spreading-on-app-contains-malware

Starlink, another satellite Internet provider that utilizes LEO satellites, has already been awarded contracts by the DICT as part of the FWFA program and have helped set up free Internet sites in the country.

Source: https://newsbytes.ph/2023/12/19/ses-pitches-high-speed-internet-via-meo-satellites-to-dict/

The DICT earlier announced that it would not extend the registration deadline beyond April 26, a decision that some senators have supported.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1760774/sim-registration-extended-for-90-days-doj