It's official. Filipinos must now register their SIM cards with their telcos after President Marcos signed Republic Act No. 11934, or the SIM Registration Act , into law in Malacañang on Monday, October 10, in an attempt to intensify government initiatives against scams and crimes committed...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, Oct. 10, praised President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for signing into law the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act, which he described as a way to protect consumers from cybercriminals and online scammers. President Ferdinand Marcos...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has marked another first in his fledgling career as a legislator. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Marcos was in Malacañang Monday morning, Oct. 10 to witness the signing into law of Republic Act (RA) No. 11934, or the SIM...
Undersecretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil, who is now the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Office of Press Secretary (OPS), disclosed that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. tapped her to transfer to Malacañang last week after erstwhile press secretry Trixie Cruz-Angeles resigned....
House Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos will finally be able to put an end to the "politically-tainted" construction of covered courts in his home district if and when the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 gets enacted. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos says he has set a condition for himself before he could perform the duties of a presidential son or First Son. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (PPAB) During an interview with local reporters in his district over the weekend, Rep. Marcos made...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos admits that he's a "mama's boy", although he describes himself now as a fully independent 28-year-old. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (PIA Ilocos Norte) Rep. Marcos, the senior deputy majority leader in the House of Representatives, made...
United States (US) President Joe Biden has promised "to find time to visit the Philippines", according to Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos and US President Joe Biden (Facebook, AFP) This was revealed by the presidential son during a press...
Malacañang said President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s decision to sign the measure on the mandatory registration of SIM cards would boost the government's efforts against text and online scams. Malacañang says President Marcos will sign the SIM Card Registration Act on October 10, 2022,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will convene the first Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) under his administration on Monday, Oct. 10, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President) The 20-member council,...
Amid groups raising concern over data privacy once the proposed SIM Registration Act is signed into law, Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda on Sunday, Oct. 9, asked telecommunication companies to ensure that consumer data will not fall into the wrong hands. (Pixabay/Jonas Leupe/ Unsplash) Telcos...
To Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should just release former Senator Leila De Lima instead of transferring her to another detention center. DILG Chief Abalos speaks to De Lima after the Oct. 9 hostage taking incident (DILG photo) This call was...