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(Eagle News) — The 180-day period of registration of sim cards under the newly-passed Sim Card Registration Act began on Tuesday, December 27. Under the law, existing mobile subscribers have until April 26, 2023 to register their sim cards. Failure to do so will result in their sim cards being deactivated. Meanwhile, sim cards being sold will only be activated once the required documents are submitted by the buyer. Among the details the government requires […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has signed a law mandating sim card registration. In signing SIM Registration Act or Republic Act 11934, the President said the law would provide law enforcement agencies with the tools needed to resolve crimes perpetrated with the use of SIM cards. He said it would also provide a “strong deterrence against the commission of wrongdoing.” The President gave the assurance that the law provides for the protection of confidentiality […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police expressed support for the passage of a measure requiring sim card registration. In a statement, the PNP said such a law would help law enforcers identify unscrupulous individuals who use mobile phones to scam unsuspecting victims. Security measures, it said, however, should be in place to safeguard the subscriber’s personal data. The PNP, meanwhile, said it would continue to cooperate in the Senate Committee on Public Services continued investigation into […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Alarmed by the numerous prank calls received by the new emergency hotline 911 and 8888, Senator Dick Gordon proposed a law for SIM card registration to deter such occurrences. The emergency hotlines received 300 prank calls in the first 7 hours of its operations. Gordon also added that the public should be made responsible for its actions so that the emergency hotlines would be effective. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay […]
MANILA, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — The Philippine Chamber of Telecommunication Operators challenged the proposed bill requiring the registration of SIM card, saying that this is not the answer to lower criminality as well as a violation of basic human rights. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — The Senate will hear the bill proposed by Senator Vicente Sotto III regarding the registration of SIM card. Said proposal is supported by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as well as the police to prevent the use of cellphones in acts of terrorism as well as in scams. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Tr4t9Kap_tA
