Tag: SIM Registration Act

Co-Sponsorship Speech: SIM Card Registration Act

SJEE is the author of Senate Bill 802– SIM Registration Act Mister President, distinguished colleagues, I am honored to co-sponsor Senate Bill No. 1310 under Committee Report No. 5 of the committees on Public Services; and Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship.  Lubos po ang aking kagalakan na naging mabilisan ang ating aksyon sa isyu ng naglipanang…
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WATCH | Jinggoy wants deeper investigation on text scams

Agenda: Organizational Meeting S. Nos. 82, 99, 153, 429, and 802 – Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act P.S. Res. No. 69 – Alarming Rising of Text Scams P.S. Res. No. 133 – Proliferation of Spam and Phishing Text Messages S. No. 366 – Anti-Spam Act / Privilege Speech of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada…
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Senators alarmed as they too become targets of text scams

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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WATCH | Privilege Speech on Scram, Spam and Scam Text Messages

Binigyang diin ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada ang halaga ng pagsasabatas ng pagpaparehistro ng lahat ng subscriber identity module (SIM) cards sa bansa upang makatulong hindi lang para ma-solusyunan ang mga krimen sa bansa kundi pati na rin mapabuti ang cyber-defense capabilities ng gobyerno. Nagpahayag ng pagkaalarma si Estrada sa kaniyang privilege speech sa paglaganap ng…
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Senators push for immediate passage of SIM Card registration bill

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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Privilege Speech: Scram Spam and Scam Text Messages

PRIVILEGE SPEECHSENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA5 SEPTEMBER 2022 Senate of the Philippines SCRAM SPAM AND SCAM TEXT MESSAGES With the indulgence of my colleagues in this chamber, I take the floor on a matter of personal and collective privilege. History has shown how crisis brought about innovation during the global health pandemic and amid several months…
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