We recently reported that the SIM card registration law has become official and the next step would be issuing the implementing rules and regulations (IRR). DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy said in a briefing that the NTC is currently busy with the IRR of Republic Act 11934. “[RA 11934] will require 15 days to be […]
The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Bill is one step away from becoming a law. This is after the conflicting provisions have been ironed out. The conflicting provisions between House Bill (HB) 14 and Senate Bill (SB) 1310 were harmonized by House and Senate members during a bicameral meeting. HB 14 was approved on […]
All efforts to make the SIM Registration Bill a law come to a halt, as President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed the bill, the Malacañang announced today. Despite the law being in the works for several years already, Duterte cited a number of concerns regarding the bill’s current iteration While the SIM Registration Bill seeks to […]
The SIM Card Registration Act, which requires mandatory sim card registration among others, is just one step away from becoming a law. All the conflicting provisions of Senate Bill No. 2395 and House Bill No. 5793 have been ratified by the Senate and House of Representatives in their respective sessions. Now, only President Rodrigo Duterte’s […]
After Congress approves the SIM Registration Act, the Senate approved the said bill, voting 21-0-0 on the third and final reading. Known as SB 2395, the proposed SIM Card Registration Act will require all mobile phone users to register their SIM cards with their respective telco providers. Failure to do so would mean having their […]
Just a week after Congress approved the second reading of House Bill 5793, also known as the SIM Registration Act, the House Bill has been approved on its third and final reading, which brings us a step closer to the bill becoming a law. Under the said measure, all public telecommunication entities (PTEs) or direct […]
With SIM cards being so easy to buy nowadays, there’s a good chance that some people would attempt to buy one to use in some scheme that victimized people through scams. Congress aims to address that, as they are proposing for mandatory registration of prepaid SIM cards. Deputy Speaker for Trade and Industry Wes Gatchalian, […]
The Aquino gov’t is willing to back a law that requires SIM registration Malacañang on Tuesday made firm their intentions of favoring proposals to register pre-paid SIM cards in the PH. According to a report by GMA, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said that the National Telecommunications Comission (NTC) has deemed it preferable to have […]
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has finally released the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of the SIM Card Registration Act, making it all set for nationwide implementation on Dec. 27. We took a careful look at the IRR, and we found one gaping loophole that may happen with the SIM Card Registration Law IRR. The […]
President Marcos has officially signed the SIM Card Registration Act, turning this into an official law. Now that this vision has turned into reality, here’s a quick summary of what it is and what’s next for smartphone users out there. What is the SIM Card Registration Law? This is a concerted effort by the government […]
After a lengthy process, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has finally signed the SIM Card Registration Act into law. To summarize, the goal of this act is to crack down and possibly eliminate dubious activities being conducted by text scammers and phishing specialists as of late. These have caused massive losses and private telcos have been doing […]
Many eyes have been watching the progress of the SIM Card Registration Act, which finally made it to the Senate last month after some lengthy processes. Now, it appears ever closer to its implementation as President Bongbong Marcos is set to sign the SIM Card Registration Act tomorrow, October 10. To summarize, the goal of […]