Newly promoted Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo has urged local cellphone users to comply with the recently enacted SIM Registration
The law signed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in October aims to curb the proliferation of text scams, misinformation, and spam messages.
“Thus, we enjoin every SIM subscriber or end-user to register their SIMs with their respective public telecommunication entities ,” said the DITC undersecretary during a press conference on Monday. Under the law, registration requires personal information like complete name, date of birth, gender, postal address, and valid government identification with a photo.“It is important to note that failure to register will result in the deactivation of the SIM, which means the subscriber will not be able to use it. And if an individual intends to buy a new SIM, he/she would need to register first before the SIM is activated,” said Lamentillo.
“The DICT reminds all end-users that it is their responsibility to register their own SIMs with their respective PTEs and to immediately inform their PTEs if there are changes in the information of the SIM card holder, in case of loss of the SIM, or if the owner wants to deactivate the SIM, the end-user must inform the PTE. In case of death of an end-user, the immediate family, relatives, or guardian should report to the concerned PTE,” said Lamentillo.
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