Atty. Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos, Jr.
DILG Secretary

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) welcomes President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s signing of Republic Act 11934 or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act yesterday.

With many Filipinos victimized by text scams and data breaches on a daily basis, the signing of the SIM Card Registration Act is a welcome development in inciting accountability at all levels towards significantly reducing electronic communication-aided criminal acts that are being widely committed in anonymity.

This new law will enable the Philippine National Police and other law enforcement agencies to quickly act on complaints and cases involving mobile scams as they will be able to easily track offenders and resolve misconduct involving telecommunication devices.

With this new law, the DILG can better shepherd our attached agencies and local government units (LGUs) to adapt to the demands of the digital world as we fulfill our mandate on peace and order and safeguard our people against ill-intentioned criminals in both the offline and online space while continuing to operate within the bounds imposed by existing data privacy laws and regulations.

The DILG, its attached agencies, and regional offices commit to supporting this new law’s implementation, keeping in mind the best interest of the Filipino people.

Original Article at: https://dilg.gov.ph/news/DILG-Statement-on-the-Signing-of-the-SIM-Card-Registration-Act/NC-2022-1168