SIM registration has begun. Have you registered yet? Pursuant to Republic Act No. 11934 or the Subscriber Identity Module Registration Act, all new and existing SIM subscribers in the Philippines shall register within 180 days beginning Dec. 27, 2022. Failure to comply with the said registration...
Registration of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) will commence on Tuesday, Dec. 27, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Monday. Dec. 26. The SIM registration act will take effect on December 27, 2022. In a press briefing, DICT Undersecretary Anna Mae...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) warned the public against the proliferation of fake SIM registration processes through email. (Pixabay/Jonas Leupe/ Unsplash) The scammers, as disclosed by the DICT on Friday, Dec. 23, were allegedly urging the public to subject...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a bill seeking to promote access to quality legal education by providing free tuition and other school fees to deserving students in state universities and colleges (SUCs). In filing Senate Bill (SB) 1610, Tulfo also sought to increase the shortage of workforce in the...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has expressed confidence that the proposed Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act will become a law in 2023, in the current 19th Congress. (Recha Oktaviani/ Unsplash) This, as the House Committee on Ways and Means chairman noted the steady movement of the measure among...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Aurora, in partnership with the National Police Commission (Napolcom), conducted a Capacity Development Training for People's Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) in the province in a bid to rid the police ranks with scalawags. In a statement, the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) cited some gains in making family planning methods more accessible to Filipinos—ten years after the passage of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 or the RH law. More Filipinos have used family planning methods based on the 2022...
Independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman took to Twitter Tuesday, Dec. 13 to discuss a ccuriosity about him on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman Lagman is often referred to as the "father" of the RH...
The implementing rules and regulations of the Republic Act No. 11934, otherwise known as the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act was released by the National Telecommunications Commission on Monday, Dec. 12. RA 11934 aims to make end users accountable for their usage of mobile...
FROM THE MARGINS In my previous article, I lamented the declining contribution of agriculture to the country’s gross domestic product. As we are an agricultural country that is rich in natural resources, we should aim to grow our agricultural sector to a level that surpasses services and industry...
GENERAL TRIAS CITY, Cavite – A minor was collared for "akyat bahay" robbery in Barangay Pinagtipunan on Tuesday, Dec. 6. General Trias City Police Station identified the child in conflict with the law (CICL) as alias Cris, 16. Initial investigation showed alias Cris forcibly entered two...
The proposed amendment to the newly-passed law prescribing a fixed three-year term for senior officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will mainly affect three-star generals, according to a military spokesperson. Col. Medel Aguilar is named as the acting spokesperson of the Armed...
