QuestionsQuestions (IRR Republic Act No. 11934)
It provides the rules and guidelines for the registration of new and existing SIMs of end-users with their respective Public Telecommunications Entities (PTEs), to ensure effective implementation of RA 11934, including registration, activation/deactivation, and related confidentiality and compliance mechanisms.
It is an automated process that renders a SIM incapable of being used for outgoing and incoming calls, internet access, or sending and receiving messages, upon the registration period set by the Act and the IRR.
“Barring” temporarily deactivates a SIM for calls/SMS/mobile data without permanently deactivating it, while “deactivated state” is the status of a SIM rendering it incapable of using calls, internet, or messages, except to enable and inform the SIM that it must be registered.
End-users include any existing subscriber and any individual or juridical entity that purchases a SIM from PTEs, agents, resellers, or other entities; they are the persons required to register their SIMs as a prerequisite to activation.
Yes. The IRR states that all covered SIMs provisioned by PTEs to provide SMS, voice, and/or data services, including data-only and technology variations such as eSIMs, fixed wireless broadband modem, M2M, and IoT, are subject to registration.
The SIM will not be activated (for new SIMs) and for existing SIMs will be automatically deactivated if registration is not completed within the period prescribed by the Act and IRR.
Existing SIM subscribers must register within 180 days from the effectivity of the Act, with possible extension up to 120 days. Failure results in automatic deactivation. Reactivation may occur only after registration, and must be done no later than 5 days after automatic deactivation.
The registration form is accomplished electronically via a secure PTE platform/website and must include a declaration that presented identification documents are true and correct and that the registrant accomplished the form.
Full Name; Date of Birth; Sex; Present/Official Address (choice of end-user); Type of ID Presented; and ID Number Presented.
Business Name; Business Address; and Full Name of Authorized Signatory.
Any one of the listed government-issued IDs with photo (e.g., passport, PhilSys ID/PID, SSS ID, GSIS e-Card, driver’s license, NBI clearance, police clearance, firearms license to own and possess, PRC ID, IBP ID, OFW Welfare Administration ID, BIR ID, voter’s ID, senior citizen’s card, UMID, PWD card, or other valid government ID with photo).
Registration is under the name of the minor’s parent or guardian, requiring: (1) an ID as identified for individual end-users under Section 7(a); and (2) consent of the minor’s parent or guardian to register the SIM.
They must present: passport (bio-page and pages showing the 9(a) visa); proof of address in the Philippines (hotel booking or affidavit/letter from residence owner); and return ticket or ticket showing date/time of departure. The SIM is valid temporarily for 30 days and automatically deactivates upon expiration unless extended via an approved visa extension.
It is the secure digital database containing required information under Section 5 of the Act for registered postpaid and prepaid subscribers/end-users. Under Section 8, each PTE maintains its own database as a SIM Register to process/activate/deactivate SIMs and to serve no other purpose unless allowed by the Act.
Information/data obtained during registration is absolutely confidential and should not be disclosed to any person, except in specific instances such as compliance with laws like RA 10183 or the Data Privacy Act, court order/legal process upon finding of probable cause, compliance with Section 10 of the Act and Section 12 of the IRR, or written consent of the subscriber (and not as a condition for subscription agreements).
Disclosure requires a subpoena by a competent authority pursuant to an investigation based on a sworn written complaint that a specific mobile number was/is used in the commission of a crime or used to commit a malicious, fraudulent, or unlawful act, and that the complaint cannot ascertain identity of the perpetrator. The PTE is not liable for disclosures done in compliance with the Act.
Imprisonment of six (6) months to two (2) years, or a fine of at least PHP 100,000 but not more than PHP 300,000, or both.