(PNA) Senator Jinggoy Estrada emphasized the timeliness of the law as the Covid-19 pandemic drives the rapid digital adoption of the Philippines. “It’s imperative to have laws that are more attuned to the times and the needs of society – not only in the ways Filipinos communicate, work, engage in e-commerce, access information, etc.,” Estrada…
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The Philippines will now be among the growing number of countries mandating SIM registration, landmark legislation envisioned to deter cybercrime, and other electronic communication-aided criminal activities. At a time of rapid digital adoption driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s imperative to have laws that are more attuned to the times and the needs of society…
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THREE senators pressed for quick passage of the subscriber identity module (SIM) card registration bill that Congress is rushing amid the alarming rise in digital-enabled SIM scams. Senator Jinggoy Estrada said a SIM registration Law will be “a valuable crime prevention strategy and cyber-defense capability,” adding it will effectively arm the Philippines against cross-border crimes use SIM…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada today underscored the need to legislate the registration of all subscriber identity module (SIM) cards in the country to help not only in crime investigation and solution of law enforcement agencies but in improving the government’s cyber-defense capabilities as well. “These text scams and spams surpass a mere breach of privacy…
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Spam messages and phishing have become “personalised” with the target victims or owners of phone numbers being addressed by their names in text messages. And the would be victims included members of the Philippine Senate who got the surprise of the lives by receiving text messages sent through their personal phone numbers which are supposedly…
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JINGGOY WANTS DEEPER INVESTIGATION ON TEXT SCAMS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada calls on telecommunications officials to look deeper into the spate of text scams victimizing mobile phone subscribers across the country during the hybrid hearing conducted by the Committee on Public Services Thursday, September 8, 2022. He believed that a syndicate is behind the text scam operation…
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MANILA, Philippines — Senators on Monday expressed concern over the growing cases of text scams after they too became targets of messages bearing their names. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, in a statement, said: “This [development] not only brings up trust issues against the telecommunications companies but… all other firms to whom we give our…
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MANILA, Philippines — Senators on Monday sounded the alarm on the increasing number of spam and scam text messages, prompting them to push for the immediate passage of the SIM Card registration bill. The call came after several senators during the Senate regular session noted having received text scams themselves, including Senator Jinggoy Estrada, who…
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