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Sim Card Registration: The Bill Is Dead, Long Live The Bill!

The Philippines is yet again exploring legislation which would require people to link their national identity card or passport to register a SIM card. After similar laws were squashed in shocking fashion earlier this year, new bills are enjoying renewed support from a number of influential groups in the country. Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 3 yearsSeptember 30, 2022 ago

News Blog

Solons propose SIM card registration, ‘plaza-type’ distribution eyed for unclaimed nat’l IDs, national ID cited as priority in SONA: ID Watch July 2022

ID Watch is a monthly digest of news and updates about identification systems in the Philippines. View or download the current issue of ID Watch by clicking on the image below.

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 3 yearsAugust 15, 2022 ago

Privacy in the Philippines

The dangers of SIM card registration

Proposals for a national SIM card registry have been making significant strides in Philippine Congress. Below is a helpful infographic on some of the risks discussed in the paper:

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 7 yearsFebruary 6, 2018 ago