Filipinos will soon have to register their SIM cards as President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is expected to sign the SIM Registration Act on Monday, October 10.
The SIM Registration Act may just be the first law to get the approval of President Marcos as he expected to sign it as early as October 10, 2022. Under this measure, unsold SIM cards will only be activated upon registration with a Public Telecommunication Entity — the telco companies and their representatives.
Existing SIM subscribers must register with their PTE within 180 days of the law’s effectivity. Failure to register within the said period will result in the automatic deactivation of the SIM service.Last week, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said it was “very probable” that President Marcos would sign the SIM Card registration measure into law as there was no signal of a veto from the Chief ExecutiveThe SIM Registration bill aims to minimize the number of scams committed through text and online messages by regulating the sale and use of SIM Cards.
It could be recalled that former president Rodrigo Duterte vetoed the SIM Card Registration Act in April this year due to mandatory social media registration.An end user would have to provide the following details in a registration form:
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