SIM Registration Deadline Extended

The SIM Registration Deadline has been extended for another 90 days. This is as made known by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla announced on Tuesday, April 26th.

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About Sim Registration Deadline Extended

• SIM registration is meant to promote the responsible use of SIM and to halt the abuses of scammers and criminals. It is not meant to punish legitimate SIM subscribers.
• RA 11934, which was the first bill signed into law by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Oct. 10, 2022, aims to fight scams being made through text and online messages.
• On Dec. 27, 2022, the 180-day SIM card registration began and was supposed to end on April 26, 2023 however it has been extended by 90 days to July 25th 2023.
• Filipinos are encouraged to register their SIM cards before the new deadline.
• SIM cards already in use but not registered during the new registration period will be deactivated while new cards must be registered upon purchase.

Reasons For Sim Registration Deadline Extended

• The extension is to help clarify the confusion and challenges faced by registrants regarding the registration process such as barriers in obtaining government-issued IDs and documents
• The extension is also to allow telecom companies to make improvements in the SIM registration process.
• Lawmakers have considered the compliance of the more than 168 million SIM subscribers and had foreseen the need to extend the registration period to accommodate all users.

Sim Restrictions – Limitations

• After the initial April 26 deadline, subscribers will have limited access to services until they finally register.
• Most of the services will be restricted by the telecommunications companies
• There will be a social media unavailability for those who do not register in the next 90 days
• It should be emphasized that SIMs will still be available in local retailers and sari-sari stores even past the SIM Registration deadline.
• Users will simply then be required to register first before they can activate their new SIMs

SIM Registration Deadline Extended

• The Philippines Sim Registration, which started on December 27th, 2022, is to come to an end on July 25th, 2023 unless there is another extension
• The initial Sim Registration Deadline was 180 from December 27th, 2022 to April 26th 2023, however the Sim Registration Deadline has been extended by another 90 days thus the new Sim Registration Deadline is July 25th, 2023.

New SIM Registration Deadline

• Then New SIM Registration Deadline is July 25th, 2023.

How To Register Your SIM Card

• Click Here For The Sim Card Registration Link

SIM Registered So Far

• As of April 23rd, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) data shows that about 82,845,397, representing 49.31 percent of SIM cards have been registered.
• The breakdown are as follows:
  DITO: 5,796,175 or 38.73 percent
  Globe: 37,099,437 or 42.77 percent
  SMART: 39,949,785 or 60.25 percent

Valid ID For Sim Registration

• Any of the 17 accepted government-issued IDs Cards and documents is needed to proceed with the registration, the DICT said.