(Panlaban sa text, online scammers) MANDATORY SIM CARD REGISTRATION

SUPORTADO ni Deputy Speaker for Trade and Industry at Valenzuela City Rep. Wes Gatchalian ang panawagan ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) na magkaroon ng mandatory registration ng lahat ng prepaid SIM cards bilang bahagi ng kampanya laban sa scammers at iba pang sangkot sa fraudulent online activities.

Ayon kay Gatchalian, na isa rin sa primary authors ng House Bill No. 5793 o ang Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act, lubhang nakababahala na ang dumaraming reklamo ng online scams, gayundin ang panloloko sa hanay ng food delivery services at iba pa.

“We change SIM cards as fast as we change our soiled shirts. Alarmingly, this seeming boundless stream of supply has become a magnet for nefarious and illegal activities,” sabi pa ni Gatchalian.

“For example, mobile phone numbers are used to register to food delivery services like GrabFood and Food Panda. And because users can create fake names and hide behind the anonymity that a prepaid mobile number can give, they become brazen in committing fraudulent acts,” dagdag niya.

Giit ni Gatchalian, mismong ang mga telecom company at mga delivery service rider ay suportado ang pagsusulong ng mandatory SIM card registration.

“We want to protect the interest of our hardworking food and package delivery riders who have no choice but absorb the expenses and the penalties incurred when they fall victim to these pranks and scams,” mariing pahayag ng kongresista.

Ani Gatchalian, naniniwala siya na kahit ang hindi mapigilang text scams ay tuwiran ding mapipigilan kapag ang imi-numung-kahi nila sa Kamara na SIM Card Registration Act ay ganap na maging batas.

“We would easily be able to ascertain the identity of these scammers as everyone purchasing a prepaid SIM card would now be required to provide a valid ID. The registration of mobile prepaid SIM cards goes hand in hand with the proposed Internet Transactions Act (ITA), of which he is also principal author, in curbing illegal activities online,” dag-dag pa ng Valenzuela City lawmaker. ROMER R. BUTUYAN

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