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,...
The Las Piñas City government launched the blindness prevention program on Nov. 15, offering free cataract surgery for residents who are “green card” holders. Dr. Jeffrey Evaristo Junio, city program manager of blindness prevention drive, said the first cause of preventable blindness is...
BACOLOD CITY - Fully vaccinated residents here will have the convenience of traveling in and out of the city as the city government unveiled the BACuna Card that will primarily serve as a "passport" for domestic travel. A sample of Bacolod City's BACuna Card. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City PIO)...
Malacañang reminded business owners to strictly enforce the "No vaccine, no entry" policy, saying their business will be affected if the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country would spike again. A customer scans a QR code at a restaurant in Taguig (Screenshot from Taguig City...
