This developed after the House authorized Wednesday night all its committees to hold hearings, if needed, during the period of adjournment from March 23 to May 7, 2023, to process important bills pending in various panels of the chamber. THE House of Representatives will continue working on remaining priority legislation even during the congressional break as members call for a Senate-House “open meeting” on constitutional reform during their summer break. reported a total of 3.15 million registered or 24.02 percent of its 13.11 million subscribers. recorded 17.21 million registered SIMs or 19.58 percent of its 87.87 million subscribers. reported a total of 21.12 million SIMs registered, representing 31.05 percent of its 68 million subscribers. Now we’re focused on increasing the number of registrants before the April 26 deadline,” she said. The DICT has the prerogative to extend the SIM Registration process for another 120 days. “The DICT is looking at the possibility of an extension. Lamentillo said the agency is now reviewing its option to extend the registration deadline because as of March 7, only 24.54 percent of the 168 million subscribers nationwide or about 41.4 million have registered in the system. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is “looking at the possibility” of extending the deadline for the registration of SIM cards in the Philippines, as Filipinos are slow to comply with the new law. To date, two hundred 222 remote areas within the country have been visited by NTC’s Facilitated SIM Registration caravan. This initiative, according to Castelar, “complements the NTC’s continuing conduct of Facilitated SIM Registration in Remote Areas all over the country.” “The telecom providers are the custodians of the SIM Register and the law provides harsh penalties for intentional disclosures of SIM registration data or breaches caused by negligence,” he said. Castelar assured the seniors of Malabon and Caloocan in attendance that their personal information is protected by the SIM Registration Law.
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