National Unity Party president and Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte urged local government units to “go the extra mile” and help telecommunication companies to sign up as many as 10 million still-unregistered SIM cards.
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte urged the inter-agency panel on the registration of SIM cards to set up more off-site registration centers in faraway areas as possible.
DICT nagbabala sa mga magnanakaw ng impormasyon, bibili at hihiram ng mga SIM cards: Huwag ng subukan, ‘yan ay krimen!
Philippine National Police chief General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. has ordered all the 227,000-strong police force to register their SIMs in compliance with Republic Act 11934.
The first two days of the mandatory SIM card registration saw over 3 million successfully registered across all three telecommunications firms.
Telecommunication companies (telcos) are ready to implement Republic Act (RA) 11934, or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act following the release of the law’s implementing rules and regulations (IRR) by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Monday.
Senators have rallied behind Senate Bill No. 1310 or the proposed SIM Card Registration sponsored by Senator Grace Poe, chair of the Senate Committee on Public Services.
The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading the proposed SIM card registration law. The bill will require the registration of existing and to be purchased SIM cards as well as impose penalties against violators.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading the proposal mandating the registration of SIM cards.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday urged the Senate to prioritize the passage of the SIM Card Registration Act after the House of Representatives approved its own version (House Bill No. 7233) earlier this week.
