DICT8 Leyte

🏆 ASEAN-Japan Video Competition Philippine Leg Winner!

Congratulations to Kirby Lagare of Leyte Normal University - Region VIII!

On May 21, 2026, the 2025 ASEAN-Japan Video Competition Philippine Leg official prize was personally handed over by DICT Assistant Secretary for Planning and Procurement and OIC Regional Director, Atty. Melvyn Carlo Barroa, along with Former OIC Assistant Regional Director Engr. Dante Rosales, Technical Operations Division Chief Engr. Duke Renz Peñaranda, and Cybersecurity Focal Claire Fernandez, to celebrate this incredible milestone.

Kirby, the message and creativity of your work spoke volumes. Your video transitions carried a polish that far exceeds student-level projects, showing your natural talent and dedication. Stay inspired and keep chasing your aspirations.

🛡️ ATTENTION, SAMAREÑOS! FORTIFY YOUR DIGITAL GATEWAY! 🛡️

As we kick off National ICT Month 2026, the DICT Region VIII invites you to the second installment of our 8-part webinar series: CYBER-SHIELD TUESDAY! This week, we are throwing the spotlight on Samar Province to equip local government personnel, businesses, students, and citizens with the ultimate shield against digital predators.

Here is what you can expect from this session:

🏛️ DICT Samar in Action: Discover the training opportunities, active services, local milestones, and infrastructure accomplishments that our Samar Provincial Office has deployed straight to your local communities. Learn how you can maximize these local resources!

🔒 Cyber Resilience 101: Level up your digital hygiene! Grounded in the DICT Cybersecurity Bureau’s core defense principles, we will unpack how to protect your personal data, secure your digital accounts, and prevent unauthorized access.

🛑 Unmasking Samar's Latest Scams: Learn how to spot localized cyber fraud, text scams, and e-wallet traps hitting Eastern Visayas. Most importantly, we will give you a clear directory of exactly where and how to report these incidents to take immediate action.

📅 WHEN: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
🕘 TIME: 2:00 PM (Afternoon Session)
📍 WHERE: Live via Zoom

💡 FREE REGISTRATION | Open to all participants across Eastern Visayas and nationwide!

📜 Digital Certificates will be issued to all successful attendees.

Don't let your household or local office be vulnerable to digital threats. Learn to secure the gateway and stand guard as an empowered digital gatekeeper!

🔗 https://bit.ly/CyberShieldTuesday
(Or scan the QR code on the poster! 📲)

🚀 JOIN US IN OUR UPCOMING CYBER-SHIELD TUESDAY SESSIONS:

📍 JUNE 09
• 🕘 9:00 AM – Biliran Province’s Latest Scams
• 🕑 2:00 PM – Eastern Samar Province’s Latest Scams

📍 JUNE 16
• 🕘 9:00 AM – Southern Leyte Province’s Latest Scams
• 🕑 2:00 PM – Northern Samar Province’s Latest Scams

📍 JUNE 23
• 🕘 9:00 AM – Cyber Hygiene for Children
• 🕑 2:00 PM – PNPKI In Action: From Orientation to Implementation

🛡️ ATTENTION, LEYTEÑOS! FORTIFY YOUR DIGITAL GATEWAY! 🛡️

As we kick off National ICT Month 2026, the DICT Region VIII invites you to the very first installment of our 8-part webinar series: CYBER-SHIELD TUESDAY! This week, we are throwing the spotlight on Leyte Province to equip local government personnel, businesses, students, and citizens with the ultimate shield against digital predators.

Here is what you can expect from this session:

🏛️ DICT Leyte in Action: Discover the training opportunities, active services, local milestones, and infrastructure accomplishments that our Leyte Provincial Office has deployed straight to your local communities. Learn how you can maximize these local resources!

🔒 Cyber Resilience 101: Level up your digital hygiene! Grounded in the DICT Cybersecurity Bureau’s core defense principles, we will unpack how to protect your personal data, secure your digital accounts, and prevent unauthorized access.

🛑 Unmasking Leyte's Latest Scams: Learn how to spot localized cyber fraud, text scams, and e-wallet traps hitting Eastern Visayas. Most importantly, we will give you a clear directory of exactly where and how to report these incidents to take immediate action.

📅 WHEN: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
🕘 TIME: 9:00 AM (Morning Session)
📍 WHERE: Live via Zoom

💡 FREE REGISTRATION | Open to all participants across Eastern Visayas and nationwide!

📜 Digital Certificates will be issued to all successful attendees.

Don't let your household or local office be vulnerable to digital threats. Learn to secure the gateway and stand guard as an empowered digital gatekeeper!

🔗 https://bit.ly/CyberShieldTuesday
(Or scan the QR code on the poster! 📲)

🚀 JOIN US IN OUR UPCOMING CYBER-SHIELD TUESDAY SESSIONS:

📍 JUNE 09
• 🕘 9:00 AM – Biliran Province’s Latest Scams
• 🕑 2:00 PM – Eastern Samar Province’s Latest Scams

📍 JUNE 16
• 🕘 9:00 AM – Southern Leyte Province’s Latest Scams
• 🕑 2:00 PM – Northern Samar Province’s Latest Scams

📍 JUNE 23
• 🕘 9:00 AM – Cyber Hygiene for Children
• 🕑 2:00 PM – PNPKI In Action: From Orientation to Implementation

🛡️🛡️🛡️FORTIFY THE GATEWAY! BE THE SHIELD AGAINST LOCAL SCAMS!

The digital world brings massive opportunities to Eastern Visayas under , but it also brings evolving digital threats. Don't let your e-wallets, personal data, and local offices fall into the hands of digital predators!

Join the DICT Region VIII this National ICT Month 2026 for CYBER-SHIELD TUESDAY: Fortifying the Digital Gateway—an intensive 8-part webinar series dedicated to unmasking localized scams, teaching essential cyber habits, and showing you EXACTLY where and how to report fraud.

📅 MARK YOUR CALENDARS (Every Tuesday this June):

📍 JUNE 02
• 🕘 9:00 AM – Leyte Province’s Latest Scams
• 🕑 2:00 PM – Samar Province’s Latest Scams

📍 JUNE 09
• 🕘 9:00 AM – Biliran Province’s Latest Scams
• 🕑 2:00 PM – Eastern Samar Province’s Latest Scams

📍 JUNE 16
• 🕘 9:00 AM – Southern Leyte Province’s Latest Scams
• 🕑 2:00 PM – Northern Samar Province’s Latest Scams

📍 JUNE 23
• 🕘 9:00 AM – Cyber Hygiene for Children
• 🕑 2:00 PM – PNPKI In Action: From Orientation to Implementation

💡 Why should you attend?
✅ Learn to spot local Budol-Budol and scams hitting your specific province.
✅ Discover the latest services and milestones your local DICT Provincial Office is rolling out.
✅ FREE REGISTRATION & Open to everyone nationwide!
✅ Digital Certificates will be issued to participants.

Don't let your community be the weakest link. Secure your virtual slot now and let's build an impenetrable digital stronghold together!

🔗 https://bit.ly/CyberShieldTuesday
(Or scan the QR code on the poster! 📲)

Welcoming a remarkable addition to the DICT Region VIII family!⁣
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Please join us in warmly welcoming 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝘆. 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗶 𝗥. 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇 as our newly appointed Assistant Regional Director.⁣
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A distinguished Certified Public Accountant and lawyer, Atty. Dela Cruz brings with her an exceptional legacy of public service, marked by transformative regulatory reforms, data-driven governance, and innovative organizational productivity initiatives.⁣
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With her rare blend of financial expertise and legal excellence, we are confident that her leadership will further strengthen DICT Region VIII’s mission of advancing digital infrastructure, fostering technological innovation, and enhancing regional connectivity across Eastern Visayas.⁣
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Together, we look forward to reaching new milestones and building a more digitally empowered future for every Filipino.⁣
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🚀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆—𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹? This June, we are dropping the ultimate blueprint for building, scaling, and surviving in the competitive tech ecosystem!⁣
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Join DICT Regional Office 8, the ICT Industry Development Bureau (IIDB), and Startup PH for the 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. We’ve gathered four phenomenal industry leaders to share their raw, real-world experience over four massive sessions.⁣
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Whether you are an aspiring founder, a student, or a seasoned developer, there is a masterclass here tailored exactly for you.⁣
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🗓️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗽 (𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 | 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 – 𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁)⁣
✅ June 03 | Product-Market Fit⁣
👤 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗼𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 (Founder & CEO, SciBiz / Paytaca Inc.)⁣
📉 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬: 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵-𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘵⁣
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✅ June 10 | Government & Scaling⁣
👤 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗜𝗜 (CEO, Advanced Thinkers, Co. / Trabahadoor)⁣
🧱 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘭⁣
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✅ June 17 | Mindset & Execution⁣
👤 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮 (Founder, areglaw.ai & Cerena Solutions)⁣
🧠 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘜𝘨𝘭𝘺: 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘴. 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴.⁣
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✅ June 24 | Tech Business Strategy⁣
👤 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗴 (Senior IT Consultant, RackApp IT Solutions)⁣
📈 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴: 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵-𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺⁣
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🎁 What’s in it for you?⁣
✔️ Direct access to top-tier founders and tech innovators.⁣
✔️ Actionable strategies you can apply to your project immediately.⁣
✔️ FREE Registration and a Digital Certificate to level up your resume!⁣
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Don't wait until the rooms fill up. Invest in your growth and secure your virtual seat today!⁣
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🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: bit.ly/StartupWednesday_Registration (Or simply scan the QR code on the poster!)⁣
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