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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.

DICT acting secretary Elisio Rio is expected to announce the agreement with the NEA on Aug. 6.

The local office of cryptocurrency firm NEM Technologies has partnered with the CEZA to build the blockchain hub at Sta. Ana, Cagayan.

The three pending bills are the Lifetime Cellphone Number Act, Open Data in Transmission Act, and amendments to the Public Service Act.

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.

The electronic gates, however, can only be used by Philippine citizens for the meantime.

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.

After becoming a hub for offshore-based online gaming, the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) is now setting its sights on the booming crypto-currency business.

A party-list lawmaker has criticized the DICT for the offline government websites that contributed to the confusion brought about by the "mis-suspension" of classes on Monday, July 9.