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The Philippine government launched the first phase of its National Fibre Backbone (NFB) project on Friday, which it says will boost the country’s economy as well as its digital ambitions.

To democratize the benefits of digitalization and further boost the Marcos administration’s Broadband ng Masa Program (BBMP), an international think tank urged the government Tuesday to make internet connectivity more affordable to promote economic inclusivity. “This is a serious obstacle that must be hurdled,” said Stratbase president Victor Manhit. “Prohibitive connectivity costs…

Worlds Collide up in the Catskills, where Chef Efren Hernandezs ancient traditions from Jalisco, Mexico connects seamlessly with the storied past of the region.

Japanese telecommunications giant IPS Inc. and its local affiliate InfiniVAN Inc. are pouring in $150 million worth of investment to expand the Philippines’ undersea cable network and speed up the country’s digital transformation, the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) said Friday.

THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is ramping up the digital transformation initiatives in the government, as it heeds the call of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to bring critical services closer to Filipinos. A day after the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,…

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is accelerating the rollout of needed digital infrastructure and wireless broadband tech...

In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to provide digital connectivity across the various islands of the country, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), under the leadership of Secretary Ivan John Uy, is working double time to build and improve the country’s digital infrastructure.

DICT rolls out free school WiFi in USEP

NIGHT OWL President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has made it clear from the onset that he wants digital transformation to be at the core of how we do governance. Serving the people effectively and efficiently now involves the use of technology — the pandemic has made it inevitable. In fact, the health

NIGHT OWL Starlink of Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) is now live in the Philippines. We are the first country in Southeast Asia to enjoy Starlink’s services that is expected to provide download speeds of up to 200 Mbps. The activation of Starlink will greatly support ou