SIM REGISTRATION. Ilocos Norte residents register their SIM cards during the pilot rollout of the SIM registration at the Pasuquin Gymnasium on Wednesday (Jan. 25, 2023). Assisted SIM card registration is being pilot tested in 15 locations nationwide until Jan. 27, 2023. (PIA Ilocos Norte photo) LAOAG CITY - The National Telecommunications Commission-Ilocos Region (NTC-1) on Thursday urged residents to take advantage of the assisted SIM registration which was rolled out in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte on Wednesday, in compliance with the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act. NTC-1 legal officer Ana Minelle Maningding in a media forum said failure to register before the April 26 deadline will mean the automatic deactivation of their SIM cards. The NTC, in collaboration with public telecommunications entities (PTEs), is leading the registration to aid the Philippine National Police and other law enforcement authorities in curbing rising electronic communication-aided criminal acti
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The National Telecommunications Commission, (NTC) together with the local government units (LGUs) and the telecommunication companies, will facilitate SIM card registration in remote areas of the Ilocos Region. NTC-Ilocos Region legal officer Ana Minelle Maningding, in a forum hosted by the Philippine Information Agency Pangasinan, said on Tuesday that the first remote SIM card registration will be in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte on Wednesday (Jan. 24). She said there are no other schedules yet but they are expecting to conduct more satellite SIM card registrations in areas that have poor or no internet signal. She added that the LGUs and the telecommunication companies will be assisting them in the activity. "They may also report lost or stolen phones as well as report spam," she said. Maningding urged the public to register their SIM cards in accordance with Republic Act 11934 or the Subscriber Identity Module or SIM Registration Act. "This is helpful