Poe: SIM registration bill to become law this 2022
Senator Grace Poe expressed optimism the SIM registration bill would become law within 2022, as it was among the priority measures under the Marcos administration.
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SIM registration bill now up for Marcos' signature
Poe is the sponsor of the proposed bill that seeks the mandatory registration of SIMs.
This is the first bill that was passed jointly in the 19th Congress, and I’m quite proud of that. Again, unanimously [approved] in the Senate and with big support, I think and I’m hoping that the president will sign it and would become a law hopefully within a month or two. So, within this year, she said in a TV interview.
On Wednesday, the Senate and the House of Representatives ratified the bicameral conference committee report.
Poe said lawmakers agreed to use the Senate version as a working draft, but with some reconciled provisions, including dropping the term "card" to cover all SIMs. The senator said this was "a clear reply to these scam and spam messages — 'stop' under pain of penalty."
The consolidated version of the bill will be forwarded to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for signing into law.
Sources: Inquirer, CNN Philippines
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