SIM Registration Law could impede journalists’ jobs, says NUJP

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The SIM Card Registration Act, or Republic Act 11934, ‘will require all SIM card users to register their personal information with telecommunications companies or telcos — details which can be made available upon the request of a court or law enforcement agencies.’

Olea explained that journalists received death threats not just in text messages, but also in the social media platform, stressing that the SIM Registration Act could impede the job of the journalists in dealing sensitive stories. If it can have its way, the NUJP said the national government should prioritize the strengthening of the Data Privacy Act, instead of passing the SIM Registration Act.

The IRR will be crafted by the National Telecommunications Commission , together with its partner agencies, within 60 days after President Marcos Jr. signed the measure on Monday, Oct. 10, said NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba in a televised interview over CNN Philippines on the same day.

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