Senator Grace Poe urged relevant government agencies and stakeholders to develop innovative solutions to the persisting problem of call and text scams.

This, as Poe raised concern over the "dramatic increase" in scam calls during the first quarter of 2025 despite the existence of the SIM Card Registration Act.

"Executed at a massive scale and with high precision, voice phishing or vishing attacks prey on our unsuspecting kababayans that result in identity theft and financial losses," the senator said.

"While not a silver bullet to the scamming menace, the law that we passed can go a long way in fighting cybercrimes," she reckoned.

Poe added that scammers should be tried in court and punished, 

She noted that if no one is held accountable, perpetrators will be emboldened to continue their illegal activities.

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian earlier filed a resolution seeking to conduct an inquiry into the persistence of text scams.

He underscored the need to strengthen cybersecurity to combat scammers.

"Given the crucial role of technology in nation-building, it is essential to strengthen cybersecurity and verification measures and implement additional safeguards to combat the continuous proliferation of text scams in the country," Gatchalian stressed, as he filed House Resolution No. 1324, which sought to conduct an inquiry regarding the issue.

Meanwhile, Camarines Sur 2nd Rep. LRay Villafuerte urged the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to review the said law as text scams continue to proliferate.

Globe Telecommunications, Inc. remains committed to implementing the law but highlights the need for an official identification system.

Froilan Castelo, Globe Telecom's General Counsel, opposed the National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) proposal to require in-person registration for SIM cards.

He argued that this requirement would go against the goal of making connectivity more convenient for Filipinos.