SIM Card Registration Extension Update

Here is the SIM Card Registration Extension Update and how to register your SIM card. The SIM Card Registration has been extended for another 90 days. This is as made known by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday, April 26th.

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About SIM Card Registration Extension

• The SIM Card Registration Extension 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.
• President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Oct. 10, 2022 passed the first bill that aims at fighting scams being made through text and online messages.
• On Dec. 27, 2022, the 180-day SIM registration started and was supposed to end on April 26, 2023 however it has been extended by 90 days to July 25th 2023.
• Filipinos are to register their SIM cards within the new extension period
• SIM cards already in use but not registered within the new registration period will be deactivated while new cards must be registered upon purchase.

Reasons For SIM Card Registration Extension

• The SIM Card Registration extension is to help address challenges faced by registrants regarding the registration process such as barriers in obtaining government-issued IDs and documents
• The registration extension is also to allow telecommunication companies to make improvements in the SIM registration process.
• Lawmakers have considered the difficulty in registering more than 168 million SIM subscribers and has therefor allowed an extension of the registration period to accommodate all users.

SIM Card Registration Extension Update

• After the initial April 26th 2023 deadline, subscribers will have limited access to services until they finally register their SIM cards.
• Those who do not register in the next 90 days will have most services restricted by the telecom companies to the extent that they may not be able to use social media
• Note that SIMs will be available in local retailers and sari-sari stores even past the SIM Registration deadline.
• Users will be required to register first before they can activate their new SIMs

New SIM Card Registration Deadline

• The SIM card Registration, which started on December 27th, 2022, is to end on July 25th, 2023 unless there is another extension
• The initial SIM Registration Deadline was scheduled from December 27th, 2022 to April 26th 2023, however the SIM Registration Deadline has been extended by another 90 days to the new Deadline of 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 Card Registered So Far

• As of April 23rd, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) data explains 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 ID Cards and its associated documents are needed to proceed with the registration, the DICT said.