IIDB Region 5

IIDB Region 5 The Philippines is among the fastest-growing freelancing countries globally.

To sustain this
momentum and enhance our competitive edge, the DICT, through the ICT Industry
Development Bureau (IIDB), is committed to developing and implementing programs that
bolster the ICT industry, particularly the Online Freelancing sector. As part of our ongoing efforts to advance the online freelancing industry in the Philippines,
we are excited to announce the Philippine Online Free

lancing Conference (POFCon) 2024,
happening on September 17-19, 2024 in Legazpi City, Albay. This yearโ€™s theme,
"Empowering Filipino Freelancers: Strengthening the Online Workforce for a Resilient Future,"
reflects our collective vision for a robust and sustainable freelancing ecosystem.

30/05/2026
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24/04/2026

โ€˜Pag may duda, 'wag i-click. Simple.

24/04/2026
24/04/2026

โœจ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐–๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐€๐‘ ๐€๐‹๐„๐‘๐“ โœจ

DICT Catanduanes invites you to an engaging and informative webinar titled โ€œ๐‚๐‡๐€๐“๐†๐๐“ ๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐: ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐คโ€

๐Ÿ—“๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ•‘๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐
๐Ÿ’ปonline platform.

In todayโ€™s digital era, Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to transform the way we work, learn, and communicate. This session will introduce ChatGPT as a powerful and practical AI tool that can enhance productivity, streamline tasks, and spark creativity.

Participants will gain a clear understanding of how ChatGPT works, learn effective prompting techniques, and explore how it can be used for writing, communication, and everyday productivity tasks. The webinar will also highlight the importance of responsible and ethical use of AI-generated content.

Whether you're a student, professional, or simply curious about AI, this webinar will equip you with essential skills to use ChatGPT more effectively in real-world applications.

๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜˜๐˜™ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.
https://bit.ly/webinarregistration2026
https://bit.ly/webinarregistration2026
https://bit.ly/webinarregistration2026

Only the first ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ registered participants will be accommodated in the online meeting platform. Participants beyond this limit may still join and follow the session through the live stream on the DICT Region V - Bicol page.

Donโ€™t miss this opportunity to level up your digital skills register now! ๐Ÿš€

24/04/2026

๐Ÿš€ ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐€๐๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐๐“๐’: ๐’๐๐€๐‘๐Š ๐“๐„๐‚๐‡๐๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐‹ ๐“๐‘๐€๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐๐† (๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐Ž๐๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„)

๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐™ˆ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฃ ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ง๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐š๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ!

The DICT Catanduanes, in partnership with LGU San Andres and LGU Pandan, will conduct a FREE ONLINE TRAINING under the ILCDB SPARK Program: โ€œ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ.๐ŸŽ: ๐€ ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ ๐ฆ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ˆ-๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ€
๐Ÿ“… ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–โ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

The ๐’๐๐€๐‘๐Š ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ is a flagship initiative of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) that aims to enhance employability by upskilling and reskilling Filipinos through ICT technical training. This program equips participants with in-demand digital competencies, enabling them to pursue opportunities in freelancing, remote work, and digital entrepreneurship, while contributing to the development of the national ICT workforce.

๐Ÿ“Œ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:
Applicants must:
๐Ÿ“Be a resident of San Andres or Pandan, Catanduanes
๐Ÿ“Be at least 18 years old and a Filipino citizen
๐Ÿ“ Have a laptop or desktop computer
๐Ÿ“ Have a stable internet connection
๐Ÿ“ Pass the English and Typing Tests
๐Ÿ“ Have basic knowledge of Microsoft Tools and Google Applications
๐Ÿ“ Be willing to learn, upskill, and complete the training

๐“๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐‘ ๐œ๐จ๐๐ž:
https://bit.ly/SPARKRegForm_GVA
https://bit.ly/SPARKRegForm_GVA
https://bit.ly/SPARKRegForm_GVA

๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ.

Ready to level up your freelancing journey and move from hustle to high-value work?Join us on 27 February 2026 at 10:00โ€“...
20/02/2026

Ready to level up your freelancing journey and move from hustle to high-value work?

Join us on 27 February 2026 at 10:00โ€“11:30 AM via Zoom for โ€œBehind the Screen: Creative Freelancers with Fillr,โ€ a FREE learning session open to all.

In this webinar, youโ€™ll learn:
โšก๏ธ How to go from Hustle to High-Value: The Next Mode of Filipino Digital Work
โšก๏ธ Life skills learned from freelancing
โšก๏ธ Practical advice for those who want to join the industry

Whether youโ€™re a freelancer, student, MSME, freelance agencies or aspiring digital professional, this session is for you!

โœ… Register now to receive a Zoom invite:
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://forms.gle/YR7P32SjnGSUYHJW6

โ—๏ธNote: Attendance is limited to the first 1000 participants only.
But no worries, the entire webinar will also be livestreamed on DICTโ€™s official page: https://web.facebook.com/DICTgovph

โ—๏ธReminder: As a standard practice, certificates or e-certificates are NOT issued for free webinars unless otherwise stated in the official announcement.




https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17FDM1GfLP/

Ready to level up your freelancing journey and move from hustle to high-value work?

Join us on 27 February 2026 at 10:00โ€“11:30 AM via Zoom for โ€œBehind the Screen: Creative Freelancers with Fillr,โ€ a FREE learning session open to all.

In this webinar, youโ€™ll learn:
โšก๏ธ How to go from Hustle to High-Value: The Next Mode of Filipino Digital Work
โšก๏ธ Life skills learned from freelancing
โšก๏ธ Practical advice for those who want to join the industry

Whether youโ€™re a freelancer, student, MSME, freelance agencies or aspiring digital professional, this session is for you!

โœ… Register now to receive a Zoom invite:
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://forms.gle/YR7P32SjnGSUYHJW6

โ—๏ธNote: Attendance is limited to the first 1000 participants only.
But no worries, the entire webinar will also be livestreamed on DICTโ€™s official page: https://web.facebook.com/DICTgovph

โ—๏ธReminder: As a standard practice, certificates or e-certificates are NOT issued for free webinars unless otherwise stated in the official announcement.


16/06/2025

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“ ๐๐ข๐œ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐€๐’๐‚๐„๐๐ƒ: ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐Ž ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

With the continuous rise of digital workers across the country, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) remains steadfast in its commitment to fostering inclusive growth by accelerating ICT-enabled industries and promoting countryside development in the Bicol Region.

Slated to launch this ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ in ๐’๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐‘จ๐‘บ๐‘ช๐‘ฌ๐‘ต๐‘ซ: ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’ ๐‘พ๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐‘ท๐‘ถ ๐‘ถ๐’˜๐’๐’†๐’“๐’” is a pioneering initiative designed to empower Filipino online freelancers with the skills, mindset, and tools to transition from digital work to entrepreneurship.

The program aims to equip participants with the knowledge to establish their own homegrown business process outsourcing (BPO) enterprises.

The event will feature inspiring stories, insights, and real-life experiences of freelancers who successfully transitioned into thriving entrepreneurs, highlighting their journey from solo professionals to founders of digital agencies and BPO firms.

Through its learning sessions, ASCEND offers a unique platform for experienced freelancers and online professionals to elevate their careers, unlock higher earning potential, and explore new employment opportunities within the growing digital economy.

More than just a training event, ASCEND is a space for dynamic collaboration where ambition meets innovation, and where shared goals cultivate sustainable development. It embodies the spirit of digital bayanihan, as communities, and organizations come together to uplift and empower one another in pursuing digital transformation.







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