SIM Card Registration Act important – Yap

Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) Partylist Rep Eric Go Yap stressed the importance of passing House Bill No. 5838 or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act.

This is also due to the ongoing fraudulent acts or fraud committed by some individuals on delivery riders, who are among the essential workers of the country in this time of pandemic.

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According to Yap, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Filipinos have relied on delivery services, such as Grab and Food Panda, to deliver to their homes the food and various items they have purchased, and not that they still need to go personally to the stores to avoid being infected with the virus.

However, he said, due to the increasing demand for such services. Such delivery riders have become easy targets of scammers.

“Ilang beses na may nababalitaan o mismong lumalapit sa atin na na­ging biktima ng gawaing ito. Mayroon na magbo-book, cash on delivery, tapos ipapadala sa pekeng address. Ang nangyayari, dehado ang ating drivers kasi pera nila ang ginamit tapos wala naman pala talaga yung bibili,” said Yap.

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“Minsan naman nasosolusyunan dahil may mga bumibili naman o sumasalo ng mga na-fake booking. Pero hindi ito sustainable. Kailangan mapanagot natin ang mga scammers na ito. Sa pamamagitan ng HB 5838 na isinumite namin ni Cong. Paolo Duterte, mas mapapabilis na ang pag-trace sa mga scammers na ito,” he insisted.

SIM Card Registration Act important – Yap

In April, Globe said they support sim card registration because it will help their digital transformation and prevent online frauds.

But there should be a smooth process of getting subscribers’ information, the  said.

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Sim card registration is also welcome for Smart Communications as it will also help boost e-commerce, among other benefits.

But they should  more about how the registration process will be, especially in the marginalized sectors.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology also said in a statement that they support sim card registration to prevent online fraud.

It all depends on the bill that mandates public telecommunications entities to register all buyers of sim cards, where some subscriber information is.

But due to the issue of , it has been pending in plenary since December 2019.

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