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

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

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

Moreover, Arun Joshi, Additional Director with the state’s Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), was hosting the event.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/bjp-attacks-cong-alleges-misuse-government-funds-for-partys-publicity-8935777/

She added that they will urgently address the matter with the National Bureau of Investigation‘s Cybercrime Division and the Department of Information and Communications Technology so that the perpetrator will be immediately caught.

Source: https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2023/06/16/253828/komisyon-sa-wikang-filipino-malware-facebook-story-hack/