The PhilSys Act seeks to implement a single official identification card for all citizens and foreign residents that would serve as a de facto national identification number.
The 22 scholars underwent a nine-week training course and completed five modules that cover topics identified by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).
In an audit report last month, the COA sternly criticized the DICT for its disastrous implementation of the government?s free public WiFi program and raised doubts over its ability to finish the P6.507-billion project this year.
The measure mandates the DICT, in coordination with the DOTr and other concerned agencies, to provide free Internet access in land transportation and roll-on/roll-off (roro) terminals nationwide.
DICT acting secretary Eliseo M. Rio Jr. reportedly said he will quit his post if he is outvoted by the oversight committee for the entry of the third major telecommunications player in the country.
