SIM reg effect Dec
By J.Lo
“Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act” was set on Dec. 27, 2022… “December 12 is issuance of implementing rules and regulations, so it will be effective definitely on December 27,” Sen. Mary Grace Poe said full implementation of Republic Act 11934 quoting Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan Uy as SIM Registration Act was set on Dec. 27, 2022.
Poe sponsored P11.32-billion proposed DICT budget for 2023.
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Services said public hearing will be held on December 5 to gather inputs from stakeholders.
Signed into law on Oct. 10, 2022, the SIM Registration Act requires registration of SIM cards as deterrent to mobile phone-aided crimes such as text scams.
“As text capital of the world, we hold precious our means to communicate and anyone who abuses or misemploys system for their own fraudulent and unlawful interest must be traceable and subsequently held accountable,” Poe said.
Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito commended the law, saying it offers both immediate and long-term solutions to electronic communication-aided criminal activities.
“Nobody is safe and exempted from these illegal activities…if our Senate president and even our President were not spared from this evil deed, what more are our most vulnerable people in the society?” Ejercito said.
Under the law, registration is prerequisite to the activation of the SIM. All owners must register their SIM within period of 180 days. A grace period could extend deadline for another 120 days.
Poe said an IRR would clarify details on SIM registration requirements and processes, giving telecommunication companies and public adequate knowledge and time to comply.
The National Telecommunications Commission, in coordination with DICT, the National Privacy Commission, telecommunication companies and consumer groups, is mandated to issue IRR 60 days from the law’s effectivity.
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