DICT

Sen. Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan has formally accepted the offer of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to lead the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the outgoing lawmaker said in a statement on Friday, November 9.

The lone winning bidder, Mislatel, still needs to undergo a document verification phase within three calendar days before it is confirmed as the country?s third telco player.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has already received an unsolicited proposal from a private firm that plans to construct wireless towers for shared use.

The signing of the agreement, which coincided with the first Philippine International Cybersecurity Conference in Davao City last week, aims to further enhance capacity development and institution building on cybersecurity within the government sector as it seeks to ensure public safety and security in the 21st century.

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte signed on Tuesday, October, 23, Republic Act 11089 granting Streamtech, a company owned by the Villar family, a 25-year franchise to operate a telecommunications system throughout the country.

The government is set to announce a "provisional" third telco on November 7 barring any decision from the courts, according to Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) acting secretary Eliseo M. Rio Jr.

Now Corp. said it is planning to file charges against Department of Information and Communication and Technology (DICT) acting secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. for his alleged ?reckless? statement that caused the free fall of the company?s shares.

The court, however, gave due course for Now Telecom's petition for preliminary injunction and set October 23 as a hearing date.

DICT acting secretary Eliseo M. Rio Jr. said the participation fee of P1 million paid by Now Telecom might have cost a significant impact on its mother company, Now Corporation, whose operating income only stood at P6.3 million in 2017.

The roadmap provides mechanisms in establishing Regional Inclusive Innovation Centers (RIICs), which is the cornerstone of the new industrial strategy known as i3S, as well as a central portal containing government-funded innovation research and data on innovation and entrepreneurship and ensuring its strong alignment with the needs of the industry.