Spotlight | Filipino mobile users believe that SIM registration will help discourage fraudsters who use the anonymity of unregistered mobile numbers to commit mobile phone-aided scams and criminal activities. Read:
“The SIM Registration Act will help lessen our concerns on text scams and cybercrimes and make it easier for the government to catch the bad guys behind these crimes. I really support this campaign and I am thankful that Smart is here at school to assist us with our inquiries and help us understand more about this,” according to Chiko Christy Pace, an architecture student from the University of Mindanao – Matina Campus, where PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc.
According to Republic Act 11934 or the Subscriber Identity Module Registration Act, all SIM users have until April 26, 2023 to register their SIMs under their name, or risk deactivation of their SIM. The SIM Registration Act regulates the use of SIM cards to help curb the proliferation of text scams and other mobile phone-aided criminal activities.
“We do this because we want the public to feel safe and prevent them from being susceptible to scams, which has been a major concern for mobile users these days. We also help them realize the benefits of registering their SIMs other than making them aware that it is now a national law,” Aiza shared. Smart has also actively engaged its partner malls across the country, to ramp up SIM registration and enable all mobile users to comply with the law.
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