The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday urged China to respect the Philippines' rights over the West Philippine Sea and honor the freedom of navigation after a Chinese vessel dangerously blocked a Philippine vessel in the Ayungin Shoal. Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, issued a...
A SIM card House Speaker Martin Romualdez is asking the country's telecommunications companies (telcos) to reveal the total number of their postpaid mobile phone subscribers as well as the active but unlisted SIMs that they have sold. “Their combined data should give us, the public, an idea of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is worried that families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are finding it a challenge to have their subscriber identity module or SIM cards registered. “I suspect that OFW families in the provinces are finding it difficult to...
The Senate public services committee sees the favorable decision of the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) law a big boost as registration continues. Senator Grace Poe, committee chairperson, said the decision affirms the need to have all mobile...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte hailed authorities on Tuesday, April 25 for heeding his to call to defer the deadline for SIM card registration under Republic Act (RA) No.11934 or the SIM Registration Act. “We welcome...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) aims to have 70 percent of active subscriber identity module (SIM) cards registered during the recently announced 90-day extension of the SIM registration period, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Tuesday, April...
SIM cards Beware of SIM card sellers who are reportedly charging a "registration fee" from consumers rushing to comply with the SIM card registration deadline this Wednesday, April 26. Thus, said House Committee on Appropriations Chairman and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co on Tuesday, April 25....
Will the SIM registration period be extended or not? The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday, April 24, said they are considering the possible extension of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration period. SIM card (Unsplash) Two days before the...
*CRIME OF FENCING – The Anti-Fencing Law or Presidential Decree No. 1612 imposes sanctions on anyone found guilty of knowingly purchasing or selling stolen goods. (Photo by Ali Vicoy)* There’s a saying that goes: If it’s too good to be true, then it’s not. That saying goes well for...
(Unsplash) AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes is reiterating his call for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to include in its packages the coverage of dental health under the Universal Health Care (UHC) law. This, after the party-list carries out dental missions in five...
The first Solo Parents Week was commemorated last week by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Inter-Agency Coordinating and Monitoring Committee (IACMC). Many are not aware that we have a law that protects the welfare of solo parents and ensures that they receive...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera ( Rep. Herrera's office) A high-ranking congresswoman is asking telecommunications companies (telcos) to cancel all holidays and leaves of their customer service personnel for the next few days. According to...
