Duterte vetoes proposed SIM Card Registration law

President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed the measure seeking the mandatory registration of all SIM cards and social media accounts.

In a statement on Friday, acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar said Duterte believes that the proposed SIM Card Registration Act needs further study.

"The President noted that the inclusion of social media providers in the registration requirement was not part of the original version of the bill and needs a more thorough study. Prior versions only mandated the registration of SIM cards," Andanar said. "The President similarly found that certain aspects of state intrusion, or the regulation thereof, have not been duly defined, discussed, or threshed out in the enrolled bill, with regard to social media registration," he added.on the bill on February 2, 2022.

According to Senator Grace Poe, the chair of the Senate's contingent to the bicameral conference committee, lawmakers used the House version as the working draft for the final version of the bill but adopted the amendments from the senators. Internet and information and communications technology rights advocacy group Democracy.Net.Ph earlier

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