Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, April 25 said telecommunication companies (telcos) should undertake the necessary steps to make the procedure for the registration of SIM (subscriber identity module) cards easier for prepaid subscribers. Estrada made the call after the...
Just follow the timetables in the law requiring the registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Tuesday, April 25, said. "Since extension is allowed, then ok,’’ Pimentel said following a national government announcement that it was...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, April 25, welcomed the decision of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to extend the period for registering Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards for 90 days. The deadline for SIM card registration is tomorrow, April 26. Poe, head of the...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook) House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has warned President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. against dabbling into what she described as "regionalistic patronage appointment". Castro had this to say following...
A SIM card Senator Grace Poe on Sunday, April 23, urged the public to give the SIM Registration Law one final push as the April 26 deadline to register approaches. ‘’Let’s spread the word that all must enlist their SIM for their protection and peace of mind,’’ she stressed. Poe,...
A SIM card A ranking congressman is making a last-ditch effort to convince the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to extend the deadline for SIM card registration as provided for under Republic Act (RA) No.11934, or the SIM Registration Act. “This is an 11th-hour...
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...
Noting that “red-tagging” legal and legitimate unions poses grave dangers to the life of an organization and its leaders, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines filed a complaint with the International Labor Organization (ILO) against the Department of Education (DepEd). (Courtesy...
A group of education workers on Wednesday, April 19, said that teachers have all the “rights and reasons” to complain about their overly delayed benefits such as the Performance-based Bonus (PBB). (Photo courtesy of ACT Philippines) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) - National Capital...
Violence should not be inflicted on anyone. This was stated by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on Tuesday, April 18, in response to a viral video showing a police officer maltreating his partner. “We cannot even begin to imagine the immense pain that she was subjected to, given those...
Public and private educators reiterated their calls for wage increase less than two weeks before the nation commemorates Labor Day. In a press conference held Tuesday, April 18, public and private educators gathered to demand wage increase, stressing that the provision of decent salary to Filipino...
The late former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Wikipedia, MANILA BULLETIN) The late Albert del Rosario's stance on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue must be followed by the current administration. Thus, said...
