The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that it had tightened monitoring of the Free Wi-Fi for All Program amid an Office of the Ombudsman inquiry into alleged “ghost Internet projects” involving undelivered connectivity services and potentially misrepresented technology purchases.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it would cooperate with an Office of the Ombudsman investigation into alleged “ghost Internet” projects involving potentially outdated or counterfeit software, undelivered connectivity services, and inflated government contracts.
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla has ordered the preventive suspension of two former Land Transportation Office (LTO) chiefs over the continued use of an older information technology system that the Commission on Audit (COA) said resulted in P13.38 billion in computer fees charged to motorists from 2019 to 2025.
The group Coalition 169 has renewed its call for the immediate rollout of the government-owned Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) after the Land Transportation Office (LTO) formally committed to fully operating and maintaining the platform in a letter to the Office of the Ombudsman.
The Office of the Ombudsman has directed the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to immediately stop using the LTO-IT system operated by Stradcom Corporation and fully migrate all transactions to the government-owned Land Transportation Management System (LTMS).
According to the complaint filed at the Office of the Ombudsman, the BSP violated the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) when it required a specific brand -- OVD Kinegram AD -- for the materials to be used in the cards.
