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<p>Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;MANILA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday signed into law a measure making cellphone SIM registration compulsory, in a key step toward...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;br&gt;MANILA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday signed into law a measure making cellphone SIM registration compulsory, in a key step towards fighting text scams, bank fraud and misinformation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The law will require users to furnish full names and identity documents before buying a SIM card, with the aim of [https://www.medcheck-up.com/?s=preventing%20criminals preventing criminals] from concealing their identities.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;We will finally achieve what has long been overdue, an effective means of regulating the issuance of SIM cards to curb the spread of spam text messages and scams,&quot; Marcos said in a speech.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Philippines has one of Asia's highest smartphone penetration rates, at 61% of its population of 110 million. People have relied heavily on mobile devices for shopping, food delivery orders and banking during the pandemic.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Marcos' predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, [https://unisa-palembang.ac.id/sude/toto1000/ child porn] vetoed the legislation because of a now-deleted provision requiring social media users to register their identities and phone numbers.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Under the new law, existing pre-paid users are compelled to register.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The country's telecoms providers, which have blocked more than 1 billion spam and suspicious text messages this year, welcomed the new measure.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;PLDT said preparations are underway to comply with the new registration requirements, while Globe Telecom and DITO Telecommunity called for a wider rollout of the national identification system to help verify users.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thousands of Filipinos have lost small amounts of money to phising via short messaging services this year, but only a few have filed formal complaints, the information and communications ministry said. (Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div>

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