Senate approves bill requiring SIM card registration with provision to 'unmask trolls'MANILA, Philippines — The Senate unanimously approved on third and final reading Thursday a bill that would mandate all public telecommunications entities to require subscribers to fill out a registration form and produce a valid identification card before purchasing a SIM card. At their final plenary session of the year, senators voted 22-0-0 to approve Senate Bill No. 2395 or the proposed SIM Card Registration Act which seeks to eradicate criminal activities aided by mobile phones, the internet or other electronic communication devices. The bill penalizes the use of fictitious identities to register SIM cards, spoofing, and the unauthorized sale of registered SIM cards. A counterpart measure, without the social media provision inserted by Drilon, was approved on final reading by the House of Representatives earlier this month.

Source: Philippine Star December 16, 2021 20:32 UTC