The Senate public services committee today Jan. 23 asked telecommunications companies (telcos) to pick up pace in facilitating the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration of mobile users, with 146 million SIMs still unregistered three months away from deadline. Poe, committee chairperson,...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said more than one million new voters were registered since the voter registration activity resumed last December, an official of the poll body said. The Comelec resumed the registration activities last Dec. 12, 2022 and will end on Jan. 31, 2023 in...
As part of its goal to ramp up the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration and to make the process more convenient for the benefit of Filipinos, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), together with public telecommunication entities (PTEs), mounted...
The number of registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the country has breached 23 million nearly four weeks after the mandatory registration began. SIM cards (Pixabay) The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22, said there are now...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) conducted on Saturday, Jan. 21, an on-site voter registration for more than 300 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Manila City Jail-Male Dormitory in preparation for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). BJMP chief Jail...
Several regional offices of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) are now offering free assistance for the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration. SIM card (Unsplash) Following the implementation of this, individuals residing in MIMAROPA,...
Should a user fail to register his SIM within the deadline, it shall be automatically deactivated, subjecting him to a lot of hassles. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said as users have until until April 26, 2023 to register their SIMs. The DICT, however, can...
A ranking congressman is prodding local government units (LGUs) to set up Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration areas in places with there is limited Internet access. (Vojtech Bruzek/ Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte made the call in the interest of improving the...
The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration process has improved and become more efficient, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Y. Lamentillo announced Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, during a webinar for local government units. "During the first...
Since the telcos launched their SIM Registration platforms last Dec. 27, over 20.4 million Filipinos have already registered their SIMs, with Smart subscribers taking the lead with 10.3 million registrants as of Jan. 16. According to the Department of Information and Communications Technology...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 17 that voter registration applications have so far reached a total of 1,024,521. New registrants flock to the Comelec office in Arroceros, Manila on July 7, 2022 as the poll body continues the voter registration. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA...
The national government has launched its pilot Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration site in the remote area of Masantol, Pampanga and it has “provided valuable insights” to the public, said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). SIM cards (Pixabay)...
