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FAITH PIODENA RALPH PELICANO NICOLE CANADA

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EMPOWERMEN
T TECHNOLOGY
OVERVIEW
MODULE 1

It is the nature of mankind to invent,

improve, innovate and think of better
ways in order to make solutions from
the largest down to the smallest
problems that we encounter in our
everyday living this includes
problems in
COMMUNICATION
TRANSPORTATION
Information and Communication Technologies

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Information and Communication Technologies

Philippines

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Information and Communication Technologies

Philippines is becoming one of

the emerging tech regions in
Asia as a strong public
investments are expected to
support the country's economic
growth.
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Information and Communication Technologies

Philippine Government
recognizes the need for
strengthening effort to
widen the reach of ICT
in the Philippines.
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P 5.2
BILLION
is allocated for the Department of Information
and Communication Technology (DICT) for
2020 to support rolling out Interconnectivity
and Data Security Programs
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Information and Communication Technologies

Before 1928,
telecommunications in the
Philippines was segmented.
You could only call people
within your own small city.

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Old Corporation Law of
the Philippines (Act 1459,
as amended) on 13
 Four Telephone
Companies under
common U.S
ownership
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Philippine Telephone and
Telegraph Company
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Cebu Telephone
and Telegraph
Company
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Panay Telephone
and Telegraph
Company

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Negros Telephone
and Telegraph
Company

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Philippine Long Distance Telephone

PLDT's original franchise, which

was granted in 1928, was last
amended in 1991 which extended
its effectiveness until 2028. The
amended franchise (Republic Act
No. 7082), which became effective
on August 24, 1991, also
broadened PLDT's franchise to
permit PLDT to provide virtually 19
1968 Filipinos Connecting Filipinos to
the World

PLDT became a Filipino-

controlled corporation
bought by RAMON
COJUANGCO
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1 9 8 7 C E L L U LA R T E L E P H
ONE
NETWORK
PLDT establish the country's
first cellular telephone
network.
1994: OUR FIRST INTERN
ET
CONNECTION
Benjie Tan, who was working for
ComNet established the Philippines'
first connection to the Internet at a
PLDT Network Center in Makati City.
IMPORTANCE OF
EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY
Republic Act No. 10844
"Depertment of
Information and
Technology Act of 2015"
In accordance to the law, the Department of Information
and Communication and Technology (DICT) shall be the
primary policy, planning, coordinating, implementing, and
administrative entity of the Executive Branch of the
government that will plan, develop, and promote the
national ICT development agenda.
The DICT shall strengthen its efforts on the following focus areas:

• Policy and Planning

• Improved Public Access

• Resources-Sharing and Capacity-Building

• Consumer Protection and

Industry Development
Apart from this, the DICT is expected to spearhead the
following endeavors:

• Nation building Through ICT

• Safeguarding of Information

• Advancement of ICT in the Philippines

 Aligning with the current administration's ICT Agenda, the
DICT will prioritize the following:

• Development of a National Broadband Plan to accelerate the

deployment of fiber optic cables and wireless technologies to
improve internet speed

• Provision of Wi-fi access at no charge in selected public places

including parks, plazas, public libraries, schools, government
hospitals, train stations, airports, and seaports

• Development of National ICT Portal

QUESTIONS
1. What Republic Act shall be the primary policy, planning,
coordinating, implementing, and administrative entity of the
Executive Branch of the government that will plan, develop,
and promote the national ICT development agenda?

Answer:
Republic Act No. 10844
 2. What is PLDT stands for?

Answer: Philippine Long

Distance Telephone
 3. Who was working for ComNet
to established the Philippines' first
connection?

Answer: Benjie Tan

4. How much was the DICT spend in 2020 to
support rolling out Interconnectivity and Data
Security Programs in?

Answer: P 5 . 2 BILLION
5. What is the significance of
technology nowadays?
Thankyou!