The government is expected to roll out Republic Act 11934, or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act, by December 27. Senator Grace Poe said. Poe made the disclosure in sponsoring the P11.32-billion proposed 2023 budget of the Department of Information and Communications Technology...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said they are pushing for the online SIM registration scheme. Republic Act. No. 11934, also known as the SIM Registration Act, aims to make end users accountable for their usage of mobile communications by mandating SIM...
As the public asked more questions about the new law, the SIM Registration Act stated that end-users do not have to pay an additional fee when registering their SIM cards. SIM Card via Pixabay This was after President Marcos signed Republic Act No. 11934 on Monday, October 10. Based on the signed...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr.'s signing of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Law has buoyed up the Philippine National Police (PNP) in terms of its campaign against scammers and other criminal elements. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the enactment of the SIM...
The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the SIM Registration Act will be crafted by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), together with its partner agencies, within 60 days after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. signed the measure into law on Monday, Oct, 10. (NTC /...
The Senate approved on third and final reading today, Sept. 27, a bill requiring the registration of subscriber identity modules (SIMs) to curb mobile-phone aided crimes in the country. Approved was Senate Bill (SB) No. 1310, or the proposed “SIM Registration Act”. The voting was 20...
Calling text scammers “white-collar criminals", Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto has expressed support for a bill that would require Filipinos to register subscriber identity module (SIM) cards, underlining the need for telecommunication companies (telcos) to use the...
It could be recalled that former President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed a bill requiring the mandatory registration of SIM cards of mobile phone users. At that time, Malacañang said that Duterte “did not agree with the social media registration,” which, to some experts, is a good move, as the lack...
Senators will try to have a bill enacted into law mandating the registration of all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards being used by cell[phones and electronic gadgets. This after incoming Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senators Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa and Grace Poe filed the...
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) backed the renewed push for Subscriber Identity Mobile (SIM) Card Registration Bill to ensure consumer protection, the telco stated Wednesday, June 22. This comes as Senator Grace Poe, chair of the Senate public services committee, urged members of the incoming...
Senator Grace Poe said on Monday, June 13 that she would refile the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act to combat the slew of text scams that prey on the need and vulnerability of the Filipino people. ‘’The hard times make many of our citizens easy victims to fake...
The Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments has recommended the refiling in the 19th Congress of a bill seeking the mandatory registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to contain the spread of false information and injury on social media. The recommendation was contained in a...
