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Senator Bong Go has expressed his support for the decision to extend the deadline for mandatory SIM card registration in the country by 90 days. This extension came in response to the public’s appeal for more time to register their SIM cards, especially for those who were not prepared for the new requirement. Go shared […]
Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde lauded the signing into law of the SIM Card Registration bill, which he said could help protect ordinary Filipinos from text scams that have become more frequent since the pandemic. “Taumbayan ang makikinabang kapag na-implementa natin nang maayos ang batas na ito—at mukhang posible naman dahil nagkakasundo ang […]
The consensus among senators to immediately act to stop the rampant text scam has triggered Senator Bato Dela Rosa to push anew for a Senate inquiry into the alarming rise of text fraud. In a manifestation on Monday, Dela Rosa threw his support to the call of Senator Jinggoy Estrada and other senators to stop […]
Mandating the registration of subscriber identification module (SIM) cards would mark the end of an era to the “dugo-dugo” or “budol-budol” scam, said Senator Win Gatchalian. “Matutuldukan na sa wakas at maagap nang malulutas ng mga awtoridad ang mga kriminal sa likod ng ganitong klaseng modus kapag naging batas na ang SIM card registration,” said […]
A culmination of nearly a decade-long effort to help curb criminality through mobile phones, Senator Win Gatchalian said the approval on third reading of the proposed SIM Card Registration Act inches closer to the realization of a measure that will combat fraudulent digital activities now flourishing under the current system in the country. “Finally, after […]
Senator Win Gatchalian underscores the importance of a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card registration law as a way of going after perpetrators of fake messages sent to mobile phones in relation to the Taal Volcano eruption. Gatchalian pointed out how the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) repeatedly flagged the spread of false and unverified […]