Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) undersecretary David Almirol has denied allegations of conflict of interest involving P1.55 billion worth of government contracts, maintaining that he had divested his interests in Multisys Technologies Corp. in Sept. 2022.
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the six-month preventive suspension without pay of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) undersecretary for e-government David Almirol Jr. over alleged conflict of interest involving government contracts worth about P1.55 billion.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has appointed undersecretary Leandro Angelo “Dino” Aguirre to oversee cybersecurity and strategic initiatives as the agency reorganizes its leadership and prepares to convene the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC).
The BetterGov Fellowship is a 3-month program that pairs tech innovators with public sector leaders to co-develop solutions and transform the Philippine open data ecosystem.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Robert Joseph M. de Claro pledged to push for lower Internet prices, better telecommunications services, and faster licensing for Internet service providers as he assumed office on Monday, Oct. 19.
In a landmark victory for civic tech, the Philippine government is adopting BetterGov.PH as its official national portal. Unveiled at the BetterGov.PH Summit 2026 in Eastwood City, the new Gov.PH portal is being co-developed by the eGov team of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Filipino open-source developer community.
New DICT Secretary Robert Joseph M. de Claro met with officials of the agency’s attached bodies to discuss digital transformation priorities, as his appointment draws attention to nearly P40 billion in unrealized stock investment losses reported by the SSS during his tenure as its president.
Social Security System (SSS) president and CEO Robert Joseph Montes de Claro has reportedly taken his oath as the new secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), replacing Henry Aguda.
The firing of two senior Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) officials by Malacañang in August 2026 over alleged violations of government bidding rules may have marked the beginning of the end for secretary Henry Aguda, whose departure from the Marcos administration followed a series of controversies involving the agency.
DICT secretary Henry Aguda’s exclusion from Pres. Marcos’ Singapore state visit, where Finance chief Frederick Go led talks with AWS, appears to have foreshadowed his reported resignation, which Ombudsman Boying Remulla has all but confirmed.
