The 90-day extension for SIM registration will be the last, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy said Wednesday, April 26.
In an interview with Super Radyo dzBB, Uy appealed to the public to take advantage of the deadline extension.
“Magrehistro na po kayo,” he said. “This is the final extension dahil ang batas natin hindi na kami binibigyan ng kapangyarihan upang mag extend pa ulit.”
The 180-day registration period was supposed to end on Wednesday, but the government extended it by 90 days on Tuesday, April 25, as only around half of the subscriber base of 168 million had been registered.
The SIM Registration Act (Republic Act 11934), which seeks to provide law enforcement agencies the necessary tools to deter crimes committed using SIM cards, allows an extension of up to 120 days.
Non-registration will result in the deactivation of SIMs and eSIMs, barring individuals from receiving and sending calls and text messages and accessing mobile applications and digital wallets, the DICT said.
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