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President Marcos to sign mandatory SIM registration bill on October 10: Palace

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<p>MANILA - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will sign into law on Monday the bill making mobile phone SIM card registration mandatory, the Office of the Press Secretary said on Sunday.</p><p>Under the measure, telecommunications companies or direct sellers are required to ask for a valid identification document with photo from the SIM card user, the OPS said.</p><p>The law also directs telcos to disclose the information contained in the SIM card registration should the court ask for it.</p><p>Law enforcement agencies can also request information from the telcos.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/28/22/congress-oks-mandatory-sim-card-registration-bill">Congress OKs mandatory SIM card registration bill</a></li></ul><p>The country&#x27;s biggest telcos earlier expressed their support for the measure.</p><p>Some internet advocacy groups however have opposed the measure saying it may compromise telco subscribers&#x27; privacy.</p><p>A similar bill was passed by lawmakers but was vetoed by then-President Rodrigo Duterte.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/29/22/telcos-back-mandatory-sim-registration">Globe, PLDT and DITO back mandatory SIM registration</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/08/22/privacy-commission-supports-sim-registration-bill">NPC supports intention of Congress-approved SIM registration bill</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xOiz7bFlmj4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p><br/>A similar measure was passed by lawmakers before but it was vetoed by then-President Rodrigo Duterte. </p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will sign into law on Monday the mandatory SIM registration bill, the Office of the Press Secretary said on Sunday.