The government is expected to roll out Republic Act 11934, or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act, by December 27. Senator Grace Poe said. Poe made the disclosure in sponsoring the P11.32-billion proposed 2023 budget of the Department of Information and Communications Technology...
More than 500 enterprises registered with the Board of Investments (BOI) are facing cancellation of their certificates of registration for failure to submit annual financial and actual operations reports. A notice by the BOI published in a newspaper of general circulation requires the identified...
The Land Registration Authority (LRA) announced that its Land Titling Computerization Project (LTCP) has digitized land title transactions in the country through its enhanced eSerbisyo portal. LRA Administrator Gerardo P. Sirios said during the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association’s...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said they are pushing for the online SIM registration scheme. Republic Act. No. 11934, also known as the SIM Registration Act, aims to make end users accountable for their usage of mobile communications by mandating SIM...
As the public asked more questions about the new law, the SIM Registration Act stated that end-users do not have to pay an additional fee when registering their SIM cards. SIM Card via Pixabay This was after President Marcos signed Republic Act No. 11934 on Monday, October 10. Based on the signed...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr.'s signing of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Law has buoyed up the Philippine National Police (PNP) in terms of its campaign against scammers and other criminal elements. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the enactment of the SIM...
The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the SIM Registration Act will be crafted by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), together with its partner agencies, within 60 days after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. signed the measure into law on Monday, Oct, 10. (NTC /...
The Senate approved on third and final reading today, Sept. 27, a bill requiring the registration of subscriber identity modules (SIMs) to curb mobile-phone aided crimes in the country. Approved was Senate Bill (SB) No. 1310, or the proposed “SIM Registration Act”. The voting was 20...
Calling text scammers “white-collar criminals", Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto has expressed support for a bill that would require Filipinos to register subscriber identity module (SIM) cards, underlining the need for telecommunication companies (telcos) to use the...
Senator JV Ejercito said Monday, Aug. 22 that he will not allow the passage into law of measures that would legalize lane splitting of motorcycles as well as mandate riders to join accredited clubs prior to registration. Ejercito, a motorcycle enthusiast, opposed a move that would let motorcycle...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Vaccines against Covid-19 might be commercially available in the Philippines by early next year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) wants to see changes in the country's voter registration process. Namfrel In a statement on Monday, August 15, the poll watchdog group recommended to the Legislature the following: • Allow data sharing agreements between the...
