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MozillaPH on DICT’s Threat of Cutting Off Internet Services to Non-SIM Card Registrants Before the New Deadline

Mozilla Philippines
At a press briefing in the Malacañan Palace held last 25 April 2023 (live-streamed by the People’s Television Network – PTV), DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy said, “I urge the public to really register quickly. We are now exploring other options to incentivize registration. One, we are talking to our telcos; during the 90-day period, we will observe the rate or registration and after a certain period of time, we are seeing maybe 30 days or 60 days into registration,… Read the rest
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MozillaPH Welcomes the Extension of the SIM Card Registration Deadline

Mozilla Philippines
PRESS RELEASE The Mozilla Philippines Community (MozillaPH) warmly welcomes the recent extension of the deadline for SIM Card Registration by the Philippine government. However, we remain deeply concerned about the possible negative impact of this policy on online anonymity and free speech. Insufficient communication and outreach efforts by the government and service providers may be the primary reason for the lack of awareness about the registration requirement or the compliance deadline among some Filipinos. Furthermore, the registration process itself may… Read the rest
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MozillaPH Urges President Duterte to Veto the SIM Card Registration Act

Robert "Bob" Reyes
On 02 February 2022, the Philippine House of Representatives and Senate of the Philippines ratified the SIM Card Registration Act aimed for end-users to be accountable for their usage of mobile communications by mandating SIM Card registration — according to the proposed legislation. After several internal discussions between the Mozilla Philippines Community (MozillaPH) and the Global Public Policy team at Mozilla, last 05 April 2022, our colleague Udbhav Tiwari, Mozilla Senior Manager – Global Public Policy, posted this article on… Read the rest