While the deadline for SIM registration is on April 26, telco companies are appealing to the government to consider an extension for their users who have yet to register their SIM cards. This is despite DICT insisting that they don’t have plans to extend the deadline for SIM registration. Smart and TNT have filed a […]
With the April 26 deadline for SIM Registration coming close, Globe announced that they will be providing assistance to all of their customers that will need to have the SIMs registered through Globe Stores and EasyHubs. For this effort, 147 Globe Stores and 25 EasyHubs nationwide are open to mobile and broadband customers who would […]
As we approach near the April 26 SIM Registration deadline, Smart has intensified its call for customers to register their SIMs ASAP to help prevent text scams and mobile phone-aided criminal activities. For its efforts, Smart unveils its‘Mag-SIM Reg para hindi SIM Dead’ campaign, where it also released a video to remind people to register […]
In its push to encourage its users to register their SIM cards, Smart has partnered with the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela (PLV) and the local government of Valenzuela City in assisting their residents in registering their SIM cards. Covering 33 barangays in Valenzuela City, PLV student volunteers help out with the SIM registration awareness […]
As the LTO continues to digitize its services, it has announced that its Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) portal can now be used to renew the vehicle registration of users. LTO Assistant Secretary Jay Art Tugade said that vehicle owners can now use the LTMS portal to renew the registration of their vehicles without the […]
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 […]
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has released the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of R.A. 11934 better known as the SIM Registration Law. In line with this, Telcos are now preparing to launch the SIM registration platforms. Under the said IRR, all kinds of SIM cards are subject for registration. This includes embedded SIMs (eSIMS) […]
With all the scams and spam text messages we receive daily, the SIM registration law is becoming increasingly necessary with each passing day. Well, we are here to share the news that the SIM registration law will finally take effect next month. Signed into law last October 10, the SIM registration act aims to control […]
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 Land Transportation Office (LTO) will investigate how even crumbling or junk vehicles manage to get registered as they are definitely unfit and unsafe on the roads. A video of a junk truck with a renewed vehicle registration is circulating on the internet. Also present in the said video are jeepneys that are illegally parked […]
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 […]