FIFTEENTII CONGRI<:SS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF TilE I'IIILII'I'INI-:S ) 
;'11'.~f Reglllol' Se.,,',\{()Jl 
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S,B, No, _ 26 !t4 
Introduce hy SFNA j()R MANNY VII LAR 
ICXPLANATORY NOTK 
'II/AN 20 
~H) :06 
Tile Subscriber Identilicalioll Module tlr Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card h()ilb all III' a 
~lIh~lTibcr's persona! information and phone settings. III essence, it is the ')ubscl'ibcr's ;Julhnri/atloll lu 
lISC' tile IwtIVOI k, It also holds the phone number. personal security kc) and othel data nece","') Illl' 
the h;md...,ct (n function. The subscriber can then choose either a post-paid account or <l pn:pald 
~ll·U)U!lt. The 111<1111 dilTcrcncc is that in a pust paid acc\.)ltn1, the SIM card IS rcgl:-.tcrcd ulH.kr thl' 
"",,cribcI's naill" including all the details Iwcessar)' 10 idcmil'y said subscriber, II hile in a prepaid 
,lccl)unL 110 rcgistfCltlon is ncces<.)ury. aile! ml)(l!ll' call simply but a prepaid ~jiVl card and starr uSIng 
II. 
NCI nne- disputes the convenience or u "colltrac1 Crel'f!, 
IIcomm itmenl rree" prepaid cclluLJr 
"\..'1 \ il'l' and all the advan1ages it bring::" HO\VCVCL one cannol also discount the !~lct thnt tht:re arc 
llldll) t\i:-.alhalltages \\ith llsing a prepaid SIM l:ard, lhe main one being the l~lCl that the u"er C~lJlfWl 
he identified, This makes it easier 10 commi1ll1ischief and crime:), 
It Clllnot be denIed Lhat prepaid SIM cards arc used h) criminals in makmg nlll::'OI1l de!llund:; 
l!,)l'd hy dilTerent syndicates in committing li'auLiuient money-making activIlies lIke e-rarnl: and 
random IOller), b) "dugo-dugo gang" in committing robbery_ uscd by Indivtduab ['or harassments and 
it 
j:-. eVen llsed by unscrupulous individuals to impersonate personalities and solicit donatj,)lb 
ILlSically, anyune with a prcpaid SIM card can do anything and not he caught beeau;c he can nut bc' 
ln1l'l'lL ili", identity cannot be determined £-Ind he can simply throwaway the SIM card alter llSl', 
It is therefure about time that Vv'C follo\\ the c:\ull1plc or other cOllntriCS like I(eny::l and 
"mgapnrl' and start requiring registration \.)[' prepaid SIM cards, Since '?OOO. the 
~illgapOrl' 
g()vernment has made the prepaid SIl\!l registration a mandatory requirement. This means thai the 
cald l11ust he registercd undcr the name oj'thc persoll "ho will be usillg it alld lhe person \\ ill be 
required to produce his/her passport 01' Singapore Ii) at the lime of buying the prepaid mobile Cal'll. 
With this, it would he ,~asier to track dOlVn the owner or user of the prepaid SIM carel. While 
It may not gWlrtllltec that the crimInal lIser or the Slrv} card \\iould hc caught. dt least there [:-, all 
111('IC:l')(: in till' chance<..; that they will he unlike the aero chance or Identifica1ion when there j<..; Ill) 
n .. 'gl"tratioll required. 
III \ le\\' foregoing. immediate passage oC1his hill IS immediately requested, 


FIFTEEN'll! CONGRESS OF THE) 
IU:I'UBLIC OF TilE PHILlPI'JNI~S ) 
J' /I'S/ /{C5!,1!/OI' Se,\'\'io}) 
) 
S.B. No. 
Introdllcc by SINATOR M"'NNY VILLAR 
AN ACT 
'j I 
JflN 2(] ;, ') :06 
REQUIRING THE REGISTRATION OF THE BVYEnS OF I'REPAll> SIM CAHDS. ANI) 
PROVIDINC PENALTIlCS FOR TIlE VIOL,\TIONS THERIWF 
11(, {I (,fI({c/cd h" rhe Senate ulld I fOllsl.:' of ,iIe RCjlrc\'ef1/u{l\'CS 0/ fhe PJ,r!ffJ/)/JlC\' n! ('00,'2,1'('\\ 
d.\ ,'('II/hIed' 
SECTION 1. 
It is herd1\" mandated that all selkrs 01' prepaid SIM cards reqUIre bUYC:I' (li' p,epa,d 
~~11Vl ulrd~ It) present go\'cr11mcnt is~ucd 1I),~ with picture herore sellIng them to lh(' hU)l'IS 
SEC, 2. The ,>cllcrs arc nlso mandated to J'l'cl)rd ,1l1111l' )wrsona! information orll1e huyer ;Jnd lC~!""ll't 
the ;.,<lrn~· \\ ilh 1111.~ \(jccoIll1l1ullications C0!11pal1) oethe ~;!r\ll card hou~hl 
SEC, J. ['he tt.'kc\IJl1Ill11nications l:0111panic:-:. :-.hal! only ;JC!l\alt' the '-11H card<-; ancr rtgiskring all tIll' 
lnrorillation ul'the huyer in lheil dalabas(:, 
SEC, -t, 
IdJlllfl1\!f"U!/l'(! ,\'({IICf iOIl \ , 
!'l'lecollll11unical!on:-. ,:ompanies violating lhi~ t\ct shall hI..' 
,->uc.,pclldcd rrom :.cl!lng the SIrY1 cards until rull compliance orthi~ Act, 
SEC. 5.. 
'\IflS~j)'(' /;;jnFJ}J(ffj()ll ur ('(lllIJNllyn 
1\ Ill<l')si\ ,: ll1j\')nnation ccll11pai~11 IllU:,l he 1l1uoduccd 
h: tilL' Natiollal 1\::kc()111Il1UnicalIOlb ('urnmissidll In cooperation with the Philippil1\..' lnrOnllatioll 
\gellC) 10 illlllnll tlte public of tIll' need (-'()f manddtun n .. :gistr<l1ion or pre-paid "Jf'vl eLll d .. ">. 
~E(', 6. Feild! Fr()1'I.\/UIlS 
,'\\1) 
pcr~()n, \\ !Klll\~1 Jundlcal or Il<ltural caugilt violil{Ulf2 an: (lj' Jhl' 
11ro'vi"j,I1)S (JI' 1 hi,,, o\ct "hall be held liahle to pay <l I1tw l)f nol less than One hundred I'housal1d Pc">"),, 
(p I (}(lJ)()()) [WI' Illore thall One i\/ld!iO!l PC'so" tPl ,noo.oOO) and impnc.olll1lCnl o('not !C:,::, ll\<:111 (Jl1e (I J 
~l',-1!' 1101 more lhan two (2) )..::ars 
! r (!"Il' OlrCIlSl~ IS committed b) tl COrpl)ralt: ~:nt!l\ thl Presidclll and other executive dITicer', 
,11,\1110.' held liable Il)r the above penalties. 


SEC. 8. ,,)'cj){(ruhr/t/)· ('j(lf{se· If' Cor any reason, any ["'art or or provIsion of' this Act is ckcl;m:cl 
llllColhtitutional 01 invalid. such parts not affected therehy shall remain in flill ['orce and clTccL 
SEC '). /?CI)('lIi1l1g ('/11I11e 
f\n), law. executive orlki. letter of' instruction. rules and regulations. 
l ilcu)ar". ;:-'':.U;:J!)CCS Of any part thereof inconsi",tent with any l)f the provisions of' thi:::. All is hereb) 
Icpealed. Illodilkd 01" amended accordingly, 
SI':C. 10. F()i:efinll' 
This Act shall take elTcet !ltlecn (I '») days alter its publication in at least IWO 
(2) ])12\\ spapcr::. or general circulation. 
;\ppruvcd.