Undersecretary Renato “Aboy” Paraiso has formally assumed office as executive director of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), while the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) also welcomed Julius Gorospe as its new undersecretary for cybersecurity, following separate oath-taking ceremonies on Feb. 2, 2026.
The agreement, signed by DICT secretary Henry R. Aguda and UP Diliman chancellor Edgardo Carlo Vistan II, aims to strengthen cooperation in areas such as digital governance, cybersecurity, and public access to online services.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is requesting written comments and inputs on a proposed department circular on the mandatory identity verification of user accounts on social media platforms.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said the initiative would make the Philippines the first country in Southeast Asia to test Direct-to-Cell services, a technology that links ordinary mobile phones directly to low-Earth-orbit satellites.
The initiative will allow the public to file complaints against couriers and delivery operators for problems such as delivery delays, missing items, and other service-related violations.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) expanded on Jan. 15 its Free Wi-Fi for All program to 17 stations along the Edsa Busway, marking the latest phase of a broader digital modernization drive that began with Metro Rail Transit (MRT) stations last year.
Grok has been under international scrutiny since early January after the system itself acknowledged that it was being exploited to generate malicious content involving real individuals, including celebrities and politicians.
The Philippines has rolled out what officials describe as a global first in public finance management, becoming the first country to record its entire national budget on blockchain technology, beginning with the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
As of Jan. 12, 2026, the DICT said only seven identified colorum operators remain. The agency is engaging these firms to complete registration and avail themselves of the remaining amnesty period.
