The Department of Transportation (DOTr) started on Monday, Jan. 17, the implementation of the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy on public transportation in Metro Manila as part of measures to restrict the movement of unvaccinated individuals amid the rising cases of COVID-19. Regional Highway Patrol...
The Paranaque City government will strictly require people entering the City Hall to present their vaccination certificates or cards at the gate amid the increasing COVID-19 cases in the city. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said all employees and the taxpayers visiting the City Hall must show their...
The Makati City local government said on Monday that more than 147,000 Yellow Card holders in the city are receiving free healthcare services and maintenance medicines amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and threat of the Omicron and Delta variants. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay said that besides...
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Thursday, Dec. 16, passed on third and final reading a bill requiring the registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards for telecommunications us in the country. Under Senate Bill 2395 or the SIM Card Registration Act, new SIM card buyers will have to present a...
media Philippine Airlines (PAL) just launched its "Dear PAL e-Gift Card", a digital card enabling users to purchase flights or PAL Travel Extras as gifts to others. Users can buy the cards through the flag carrier's website, http://giftcard.philippineairlines.com, or through the mobile app, the PAL...
The Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card registration law will boost e-commerce and financial technology (fintech) growth in the country, restricting criminal and fraudulent acts using mobile SIM cards. *media** "It will associate the mobile number with a subscriber, hurdling the...
The Social Security System (SSS) warned on Monday, Dec. 13, its members applying for a Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) Card not to transact with online fixers "to avoid any inconvenience." Social Security System "The SSS is the only authorized institution that accepts applications and...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Sunday urged the Senate to expedite the passage of the measure that would mandate the registration of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards before Congress goes on a Christmas break. Pacquiao has filed Senate Bill No. 388 or the proposed SIM...
By Cherrylin Caacbay The Makati City local government announced on Saturday, Dec. 11, that holders of Makati Health Plus Program (MHP) cards or “yellow cards” can now avail of free dialysis at Ospital ng Makati (OsMak) and other accredited dialysis centers. The city government included free...
The House of Representatives moved to to take strong action against criminal activities carried out with the use of mobile phones by passing on final reading the mandatory registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. House of Representatives plenary The chamber voted 181 for and six...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned the public that individuals with fake coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination cards will face prison terms and other penalties. This was pointed out by DILG Region 10 Director Arnel Agabe after his office got a report that a...
Senator Win Gatchalian on Friday, Nov. 19 made a renewed call for the inclusion of additional security measures involving telecommunication companies to ensure consumer protection in light of a recent scam utilizing sim cards. Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Sherwin T. Gatchalian Gatchalian,...
