Petitioners are asking the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order or writ of preliminary injunction to prevent the government from implementing the law
The security feature gives businesses and people the ability to monitor and help safeguard their most vulnerable information and networks, an official said
As of last March 21, only 49.20 million of the estimated 169 million Subscriber Identity Module cards all over the Philippines have been registered, or a measly 29.12%.
More than 21 million subscriber identity modules or SIMs had been registered as of Monday night, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology.
Social media users had pointed out that SIM card owners might not notice that they were opting in to data and information sharing that telcos could send to third-party partners.