English: The senator made the call following a revelation made by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Cybercrime Division Chief Jeremy Lotoc that registered SIMs are being sold openly on various social media platforms. Further, Lotoc revealed that his team has successfully registered with unnamed telecommunications operators' SIMs using the photograph of a smiling monkey, which indicates that unscrupulous individuals are able to skirt around the new legislation mandating SIM registration in order to verify identification.
Filipino: Ang panawagan ng senador ay kasunod ng isiniwalat ni National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Cybercrime Division Chief Jeremy Lotoc na lantaran na ibinebenta ang mga rehistradong SIM sa iba't ibang social media platforms. Bukod dito, ibinunyag din ni Lotoc na sinubukan nilang magparehistro sa pamamagitan ng hindi pinangalanang mga operator ng telecommunications ng SIM gamit ang larawan ng isang nakangiting unggoy at naging matagumpay ito. Nagpapahiwatig lamang na pwedeng malusutan ng mga kawatan ang bagong batas na nag-uutos sa pagpaparehistro ng SIM upang ma-verify ang pagkakakilanlan ng may-ari.