NextGen Day

A petition to declare Republic Act 11934, also known as the SIM (subscriber identity module) Card Registration Act, unlawful was submitted on Monday to the Supreme Court (SC) by a number of organizations, including party-list organizations.

Only 34% of the estimated 168.977 million SIM cards in circulation countrywide, or around 57 million people, have registered as of the April 26 deadline, according to data.

The groups said in their 59-page appeal that the law violates substantive due process rights, the right against unreasonable searches and seizures, and the constitutionally mandated freedom of speech.

The petitioners claimed that by requiring mandatory registration, the SIM Registration Act establishes a system of prior restriction.

The SC was petitioned to issue a temporary restraining order in the petition submitted by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, journalist Ronalyn Olea, former Bayan Muna Party-list representative Eufemia Cullamat, Bayan Muna secretary general Renato Reyes Jr., information technology expert Maded Batara III of Junk SIM Registration Network, fisherfolk leader Alberto Roldan of Pamalakaya, peasant leader Danil

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), the Department of Information and Communications Technology, the National Privacy Commission, and the Departments of Trade and Industry, Interior and Local Government, and Education are all listed as respondents.

The Public Telecommunication Entities (PTEs) or direct vendors must compel end users of SIM cards to produce identification documents to authenticate their identities under a law approved by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on October 8, 2022.

PTEs are required to provide the NTC with updated listings each quarter as well as verified lists of all of their authorized dealers and agents across the country.

The government has been requested to extend the registration deadline by telecommunications providers “to help give ample time to all mobile users, particularly the marginalized sectors and those located in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas of the country, to register their SIM cards.”

Sim cards that are not registered by the deadline will be disabled.

Save/Share this story with QR CODE

---

Disclaimer

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of any specific technologies or methodologies and financial advice or endorsement of any specific products or services.

📩 Need to get in touch?

📩 Feel free to Contact NextGenDay.com for comments, suggestions, reviews, or anything else.

---

We appreciate your reading. 😊Simple Ways To Say Thanks & Support Us:
1.) ❤️GIVE A TIP. Send a small donation thru Paypal😊❤️
Your DONATION will be used to fund and maintain NEXTGENDAY.com
Subscribers in the Philippines can make donations to mobile number 0917 906 3081, thru GCash.
3.) 🛒 BUY or SIGN UP to our AFFILIATE PARTNERS.
4.) 👍 Give this news article a THUMBS UP, and Leave a Comment (at Least Five Words).

---

AFFILIATE PARTNERS

World Class Nutritional Supplements - Buy Highest Quality Products, Purest Most Healthy Ingredients, Direct to your Door! Up to 90% OFF.
Join LiveGood Today - A company created to satisfy the world's most demanding leaders and entrepreneurs, with the best compensation plan today.

---