
07/01/2024
What is the Republic Act of 11934?
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)
The Act mandates every Public Telecommunications Entity (PTE) or direct seller of SIM Cards to require all individual or subscriber who will buy a SIM card from a direct seller to present a government-issued identification card with photo upon purchase.
RA 11934 , which was the first measure signed into law by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., aims to fight scams being made through text and online messages.
The penalty of imprisonment of no less than six (6) years, or a fine of two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00), or both, shall be imposed upon anyone who causes to transmit misleading or inaccurate information about the source of the phone call or text message, with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully.
Singed by : Bongbong Marcos
Signed on : October 10, 2022