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COURSEWORK 1
Sim Registration in the Philippines
School of Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering
Mapua University, Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila
October 2, 2019 | ECE70-B2

Abrasaldo, Aubrey Agatep, Errol Ace L. Alterado, Bryant A. Fernando, Bernadette

Mae B. Nicole H.
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Montemayor, Ma. Niebres, Anna Pambid, Luis Daniel Pascual, Lance

Fatima Iriela A. Veronica D. A. Vincent V.

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Reyes, Carl Francis Valenzuela, John

John M. Renielle F.

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Abstract— Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card
registration has been a major topic for law enforcement in
fighting crimes and mainly for anti-terrorism. This practice
has been required in some countries. However, many
critics say that SIM card registration poses a major threat
to the privacy of the subscriber. This paper discusses the
SIM card registration in the Philippines, the laws and bills
related to it, its advantages and disadvantages, and also
some cases related to SIM card registration.
Keywords— subscriber, SIM card,
I. INTRODUCTION
Today, SIM card registration is required in around 90
countries. Its purpose in law enforcement, especially when
fighting crimes and terrorism, is often use by propontents as
sufficient justification for its solid evidence. Furthermore, not
only is it costly and difficult to apply in the real world, it also
poses many risks to data protection and every individual’s
right to privacy.
The reason behind a mandatory SIM card registration
system is its ability to prevent crimes and terrorisms in the
country. Nigeria's system was proven that unregulated
mobile phone use aided in undertaking of crimes such as
robberies, kidnappings, and internet fraud banking. [1] Also,
In Ecuador, SIM Registration and mandatory IMEI
(International Mobile Equipment Identity) was implemented
to address specific crimes such as handset theft. [2]
For increasing public access to mobile-based government
services, proponents also like to cite its potential. In Egypt,
one study made a prototype mobile voting system through
country's SIM card registration and it showed an increase in
engagement of citizens in the elections. The Government in
Pakistan is considering to use the National ID that features
validated biometric data from mobile registration for
providing access to e-government services. [3]
And then there is the narrative that a SIM card registration
system improves the service delivery capacity of
telecommunications companies and mobile operators. For
instance, the use of registered SIM user data in Nigeria for
targeted marketing activities is said to have led to an increase
in the take-up of offers among customers. [3] A similar
phenomenon was reported to have occurred in Kenya. [4]
Even though the system has many benefits, it also has
criticisms and flaws and these are as follows:
1. Crime-fighting Myth. In 2014, law enforcement
authorities there recovered SIM cards supposedly
used by militants in a terrorist attack. The cards were
eventually traced to unsuspecting individuals with
no connection to the incident. [5]
2. Logistical Nightmare. SIM card registration also
poses many implementation challenges to mobile
service providers and the concerned government
agencies. After all, such a system would require
considerable information infrastructure that should
be able to handle numerous sources of data. [6]
3. Specter of Surveillance. In its 2014 State of
Privacy report, Privacy International noted how
Zimbabwe’s SIM card registration law essentially
rendered obsolete the potential for anonymity of
communications, enabled location-tracking, and
significantly simplified communications
surveillance and interception. [4]
4. Disenfranchising the Marginalized. In South
Africa, two competing mobile operators
experienced drops in their customer bases following
the establishment of a mandatory SIM card
registration system. [7]
II. OBJECTIVES
In general, the objective of this research are as follows:
● To cite the different communication companies in
the Philippines
● To analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the
sim registration implementation in the Philippines.
● To relate any, law, article, or bill regarding the said
topic
● To analyze the further improvement and generate
suggestions about the sim registration in the
Philippines.
The goals of the study are to interpret and simplify the
memorandum order, and to propose a version, in which the
objectives will be met.
III. ARTICLES/LAWS/BILLS
HOUSE BILL NO. 7233. An act requiring the registration
of all users of subscriber identity module cards be it enacted
by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the
“Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration
Act.”
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. The State recognizes the
vital role of information and communications technology
in nation building.
The introduction of modern telecommunications
technology with the view of providing the wildest
information dissemination is greatly encouraged, but
possession of the most modern technology with its
tremendous responsibility. Thus, a mechanism must be
installed to maximize the benefits of modern
telecommunications technology and to deter illegal or
malicious utilization of the same that benefit only a few.
Towards this end, the State shall require the
registration of all users of subscriber identity module
(SIM) cards.
Section 3. Definition of Terms. As used in this Act:
 a.) Direct seller - refers to a person, natural or
juridical, who directly, dispenses or sells a SIM card
to an end user;
b.) End user - refers to any individual/subscriber
who directly purchases a SIM card from a direct
seller;
c.) Postpaid subscription - refers to the subscription
wherein service is provided by virtue of a prior
arrangement with a public telecommunications
entity, and the end user thereof is billed at the end of
the monthly billing cycle according to the user of
mobile service;
d.) Prepaid subscription - refers to the subscription
wherein credit is purchased in advance of service
use. The purchased credit is used to pay for mobile
phone services at the point the service is accessed or
consumed. If there is no available credit then access
to the requested service is denied;
e.) Public Telecommunications Entity or PTE -
refers to any person, natural or juridical,
government or private, engaged in the provision of
telecommunications services to the public for
compensation;
f.) SIM - refers to the Subscriber Identity Module
which is an embedded circuit that securely stores the
international mobile subscriber identity and related
keys used to identify and authenticate subscribers on
mobile devices, such as mobile phones and
computers’
g.) SIM card - refers to a removable card into which
an electronic integrated circuit is embedded and is
transferable between different mobile devices;
h.) SIM card registration - refers to the process of
recording and verifying mobile phone number and
personal information of a subscriber, by a PTE or
other direct seller, including the subscriber’s full
name, date of birth, gender, and address.
Section 4. Sale and Registration of SIM Cards. - Every
PTE or direct seller shall require the end user of a SIM
card to represent valid identification with photo to
ascertain the latter’s identity. The PTE or direct seller
shall further require the end user to accomplish and sign a
control-numbered registration form issued by the
respective PTE of the SIM card purchased. The
registration form shall include an attestation by the end
user that the person appearing before the direct seller is
the same person who accomplished and signed the
registration form and that the identification documents
presented are valid and correct. Failure of an end user to
comply with the requirements under this Section shall be
aground for the PTE or direct seller to refuse the sale and
issuance of a SIM card.
Except in cases where the PTE is the direct seller, the
accomplished registration form must be submitted by the
direct seller to the concerned PTE within fifteen (15) days
from the date of sale. Failure on the part of the seller to
comply under this Section shall constitute a violation of
this Act.
Section 5. Coverage of Registration. All direct sellers are
hereby mandated to register the following information in
the SIM card registration form:
a.) Full name, date of birth, gender, and address of
the end user appearing in a valid government-issued
identification document with photo, SIM card end
users shall be required to present the original copy
of any of the following valid government
identification documents (ID) with photo:
1. Passport;
2. Digitized Social Security Service (SSS) ID;
3. Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)
e-Card;
4. Driver’s license;
5. Firearms’ License to own and Possess (LTOP)
ID;
6. Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
ID;
7. Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) ID;
8. Overseas Worker’s Welfare Administration
(OWWA) ID
9. Digitized Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
ID;
10. Voter’s ID;
11. Senior Citizen’s card;
12. Person with Disabilities card; or
13. Other government issued ID.
In the absence of any of the above IDs, a
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearance,
Police clearance, or a Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA) Certified Birth Certificate with an
ID picture taken within the last six (6) months prior
to the purchase of a SIM card shall suffice. The
direct seller may make further inquiries or require
the submission of additional identification, if
necessary. The purchase of a SIM card may be
withheld pending submission of the additional
requirements.
b.) Assigned cell phone number of SIM card(s) and
its serial number.
In case of end users who are foreign nationals, they
shall register their full name, passport number, and
address in the SIM card registration form upon
presentation of the following:
i.) For foreign nationals visiting as tourists for not
more than thirty (30) days:
1. Passport;
2. Proof of address in the Philippines;
3. Return ticket to own country of the tourist
or any other ticket showing the date and
time of departure from the Philippines; and
 4. Any other information as may be required
by the Department of Information and
Communications Technology (DICT)
ii.) For foreign nationals staying for more than
thirty (30 ) days either as workers or students:
1. Passport;
2. Full name as indicated in the passport;
3. Proof of address in the Philippines;
4. Alien Employment Permit issued by the
Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE); school registration and ID for
students; and
5. Any other information as may be required
by the Department of Information and
Communications Technology (DICT).
Section 6. Submission of Registration Form. The
registration form shall be accomplished in triplicate, and
forwarded by the direct seller to the concerned PTE. The
concerned PTE shall submit a copy of the duly
accomplished registration form to the DICT within fifteen
(15) days from the date of sale or receipt of such form
from their respective direct sellers. The required
registration form and copies thereof shall be certified by
the direct seller or any other duly appointed officer of the
PTE.
Section 7. Submission of Verified List of Dealers or
Agents. The PTE shall submit to the DICT, within thirty
(30) days from the date of effectivity of this Act, a verified
list of their current authorized dealers/agents nationwide.
The PTE shall submit to the DICT and National
Telecommunications Commission (NTC), every quarter
of each year an updated list of the same.
Section 8 Confidentiality Clause. Any information in the
SIM card registration shall be treated as absolutely
confidential, unless access to information has been
granted upon written consent of the subscriber: Provided,
That the waiver of absolute confidentiality shall not be
made a condition for the approval of subscription
agreements. The confidentiality clause in the SIM card
registration shall take effect at the point of sale.
Section 9. Disclosure of Information.. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 8 hereof and in accordance with
Sec. 12(e) of Republic Act No. 10173, otherwise known
as the “Data Privacy Act of 2012”, the PTE or the DICT
shall be required to disclose the full name and address
contained in the SIM card registration, upon a duly issued
subpoena or order of a court upon a finding of probable
cause, or upon written request from a law enforcement
agency in relation to an ongoing investigation, that a
particular number is used in the commission of a crime or
that it was used as a means to commit an unlawful act.
Section 10. SIM Card Register. All PTEs are required to
maintain a SIM Card Register of their subscribers
containing information required under Section 5 of this
Act and to submit the same to the DICT every six (6)
months.
In case of loss of a SIM card or any change in the
information contained in the registration form after
purchase of the SIM card, the subscriber shall notify the
PTE within forty-eight (48) hours from such loss or
change in information. Within fifteen (15) days from
receipt of notification from the subscriber, the concerned
PTE must notify the DICT of such loss or change in
information.
`All PTEs are required to keep the data of their
subscribers and the DICT shall ensure that this data is kept
with utmost confidentiality.
Section 11. Registration of Existing Prepaid Mobile
Phone Subscribers. All existing mobile phone subscribers
with prepaid SIM cards are required to register with their
respective PTE within one hundred eighty (180) days
from the effectivity of this Act. An extension period of not
longer than one hundred twenty (120) days shall be
allowed upon a valid written request to the DICT.
Failure to register within the prescribed period shall
authorize the PTE to automatically deactivate its services
to the concerned prepaid SIM card subscriber.
Section 12. Penalties. The following penalties shall be
imposed for failure to comply with any of the provisions
of this Act:
(a) If the offense is committed by a PTE, the President
and other executive officers shall be held liable, and the
following penalties are imposed:
(1) First offense: a fine of Three hundred thousand
pesos (Php 300,000.00)
(2) Second offense: a fine of Five hundred thousand
pesos (Php 500,000.00)
(3) Third offense and subsequent offenses: a fine of
One million pesos (Php 1,000,000.00) for every
offense.
(b) If the offense is committed by a direct seller, a penalty
of suspension of its operation and a fine of Five thousand
pesos (Php 5,000.00) to Fifty thousand pesos (Php
50,000.00) shall be imposed.
(c) If the offense is committed by an officer or employee
of an implementing agency under this Act, a penalty of
suspension or dismissal from service and a fine to be
determined by the court shall be imposed without
prejudice to the filing of an appropriate criminal, civil
and administrative case.
Section 13. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). –
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act,
DICT, in coordination with the NTC and other concerned
agencies, shall promulgate rules and regulations and other
issuances as may be necessary to ensure the effective
implementation of this Act.
 Section 14. Transitory Provision. Only direct sellers who
have been duly authorized by the PTEs and the NTC, shall
be allowed to sell prepaid SIM cards. Upon the effectivity
of this Act, all PTEs are mandated to recall all prepaid
SIM cards for sale to the public by those establishments
not authorized by it. Otherwise, they shall be imposed the
penalties prescribed in this Act.
Section. 15. Separability Clause. Should any part of this
Act be declared unconstitutional or invalid, other
provisions hereof that are not affected thereby shall
continue to be in full force and effect.
Section 16. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees,
executive orders, proclamations, rules and regulations,
and issuances, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed, amended,
or modified accordingly.
Section 17. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen
(15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in
any newspaper of general circulations..
IV. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
Sim card registration is already implemented in almost
90 of the countries in the world. Mainly, the reasons that were
analyzed for its implementation are the terrorist attacks and
crimes in most cases. Recently last year, this bill has sprung
after its final reading in the House of Representatives, named
the House Bill 7233 or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)
Card Registration Act. Of course, not only the sim card
subscribers can be affected by this but also the PTE or Public
Telecommunication Entity, the telecommunication services
provider to the public. The sim registration will work by a
sim card registration form and by presenting a government-
issued document or ID with the holder’s photo. Providing a
lot of advantages also comes with a lot of disadvantages and
stated below are the pros and cons about the sim registration
in the Philippines.
ADVANTAGES
1. Proper Accountability. People will be more accountable of
his/her actions knowing that it can be traced to the owner’s
name. This form of registration is like registering a vehicle
and a formal ownership of the sim card. This is significant for
the cases of threats, scam or defraud. By this way, it can
easily be traced and reported in case of any misconduct acted
by an anonymous number upon another.
2. Current Implementation. SIM registration is already
ongoing in the Philippines but for only postpaid subscribers.
This current event proves that it is technically doable in our
country, even for prepaid subscribers. As of now, there are
already 2 million postpaid subscribers who had their SIM
cards already registered. Below are the top
telecommunication companies who provide SIM cards to the
subscribers.
- Globe Telecom, commonly shortened as Globe, is a major
provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines. It
operates one of the largest mobile, fixed line, and broadband
networks in the country. Globe Telecom's mobile subscriber
base reached 60.7 million as of end-December 2017, down
3% from the 62.8 million subscribers reported a year ago.
- Smart Communications, Inc., commonly referred to as
Smart, is a wholly owned wireless communication and digital
services subsidiary of PLDT Inc., a telecommunications and
digital services provider based in the Philippines. The
company has 58.3 million mobile subscribers on its GSM
network as of 2017 , under the brands Smart, Sun, and TNT.
Smart’s wireless broadband subscribers number 3.8 million
under the brands Smart Bro and Sun Wireless Broadband.
3. SIM Replaceability. Sim registration comes together with
sim deactivation. In case of any loss or damage, it can be
requested for deactivation since it is named after you.
Afterwards this request, it can be replaced with the same
number. By this condition, no more alibis can be made (in
case of investigations) since it can be replaced.
DISADVANTAGES
1. More resources and manpower. Even though it is
technically doable on our country, the process will be long,
considering the number of prepaid subscribers in the
Philippines. This requires telecommunication companies
more resources and manpower since they will be handling the
process of registration and deactivation as well.
2. Identity Falsification. Even though there is sim registration
present, it is without doubt that there will still be people who
will fake their identities by showing fake documents. The
solution for this is to base the data on a national ID system
basis which is another topic to begin with.
3. Market Sales. As we all know, SIM cards can be purchased
easily in stores and shops in our country but with the
implementation of sim card registration, the sales will be
handled by the telcos itself since there is a registration
required.
4. Market Numbers. With sim registration implemented,
there will be fewer numbers of activated SIM cards which is
the basis for subscriber figures in marketing. Also, going
back to the past system, when a SIM card is lost or damaged,
it still counts as one in the subscriber figure because it has a
status of “activated” still even though it is not active already.
Since sim registration also proposes deactivation, the
subscriber figure in the market will be less than the usual and
affected.
Looking at the advantages and disadvantages of this house
bill still proposes the further study and considerations before
it can be passed. Opinions about this issue are still divided
among the masses but as long as it will be helping the
Philippines evolve to modernization and country security, it
must be well considered.
 V. CASES
The following articles/ publication material depicting
committed crimes using cellular or mobile phones which
were classified as to whether it is an act of identity theft
or cyber fraud.
65 Charged for Globe Telecom theft, fraud
Identity Theft/Cyber Fraud
In 2015, In an incident connected with Globe, a man fell
victim to identity theft and almost lost P48,000 through
an online bank transfer. His Facebook post about the
experience has become viral.
Ian Caballero, a Globe postpaid subscriber, reported on
July 2 that his SIM card did not have any signal and
requested for a replacement. However, the Globe operator
told him that someone had already processed a SIM
replacement a few hours before his call.
Caballero immediately ordered the operator to cancel the
active SIM card since all his online accounts were
connected with the number. After recovering all his
accounts, Caballero received an email from his bank
informing him of P48,000 transfer to another local bank.
Fortunately, the transfer was not cleared and Caballero
recovered the money.
Anton Bonifacio, vice president for information security at
Globe, said they are looking at the case as a “targeted attack”
since the perpetrator submitted all the necessary verification
requirements to change SIM cards.
“Nag-submit ng documents, may authorization letter, SSS ID
ng subscriber namin, driver’s license so talagang nag-
request ng change SIM. So sinunod talaga 'yung verification
processes namin kasi meron siyang documents,” Bonifacio
said.
(All documents were submitted, there was an authorization
letter, the subscriber’s Social Security System ID, driver’s
license, so verification processes were really followed.)
NBI investigators have already requested for the CCTV
footages from the store where the Caballero’s SIM card was
replaced.
Probers are still investigating how all the victim’s vital
information were obtained but have yet to release a statement
regarding the case.
NPC makes telco take measures against SIM-swap fraud;
public warned on identity theft
Identity Theft
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has caused Globe
Telecom, Inc. to enforce more stringent subscriber
verification protocols to better protect its customers
following reports that one of its prepaid mobile customers
fell victim to identity theft, made possible through the
perpetrator that resulted in the unauthorized access to the
customer’s online banking account.
In a move to bar cyber-thieves from exploiting mobile
authentication as a backdoor for fraudulent transactions, the
NPC took Globe to task for security gaps in its SIM
replacement procedures.
“A SIM card in the hands of a cyber thief makes mobile
authentication meaningless, as it becomes almost like a
master key for committing all sorts of identity fraud. It
leaves the victim’s personal data vulnerable to all sorts of
misuse and abuse, including access to email and Facebook
accounts, and unauthorized ATM and online bank
withdrawals. As gatekeepers of mobile authentication, we
are asking Telco providers to upgrade their security
measures,” said Privacy Commissioner and Chairman
Raymund Enriquez Liboro.
In processing SIM replacement requests, Globe said it shall
require subscribers to present government-issued ID cards
as identity credential or the original SIM bed as proof of
ownership.
According to Liboro, “We hope to see all telco operators in
the country enforcing stringent measures to protect the
privacy interests of their subscribers not just against mobile
identity thieves but against all sorts of mobile fraudsters.
Fraudsters thrive by being one step ahead of the game. Their
fertile criminal minds exploit gaps in processing systems to
execute their plan. We can beat them to it with more
proactive steps like this and reacting quickly to fraud,” he
said.
SIM swapping refers to the modus operandi where
fraudsters illegally obtain from a telco operator a
replacement SIM card not belonging to them and then use
the number for fraudulent activities.
“Personal identity thieves and fraudsters start their schemes
by collecting as much data about you as possible. They
could be stalking your Facebook account, sending you
phishing emails, or posing as credit card agents asking very
detailed personal information. The risk these people pose is
very real: your name can carry real financial value. Once
these people commit crimes in your name, it can be very
difficult to recover. Let’s stop feeding these schemers.
Don’t share personal details on social media; transact only
with privacy-compliant business agents who will seek your
consent before asking for any personal data,” Liboro added.
VI. CASE RESOLUTION
65 Charged for Globe Telecom theft, fraud
Identity Theft/Cyber Fraud
 The problem focuses on an identity targeted attack to Ian
Caballero who is a Globe postpaid subscriber. As we
know, postpaid subscribers are registered to a
telecommunications company and are required to pass
identity validations like IDs issued by the government,
and other required documents to avail a postpaid
subscription plan. However, the problem showcased a
breach in the system wherein the identity of a subscriber
has been compromised. Although this shows that
scenarios like this may arise if ever prepaid subscribers
register their identity to a system, there are ways to
prevent this from happening. One mistake made by globe
is that they did not verify the caller who requested for a
sim transfer. They should always validate the identity of
their customers to prevent such cases from happening. On
the side of the customers, they should not share too much
of their personal information on social media and other
platforms.
NPC makes telco take measures against SIM-swap fraud;
public warned on identity theft
Identity Theft
Just like in the previous case, sim card registrations may
open up opportunities for identity fraud and other crimes
involving the identity of a subscriber. To update their
security, telecommunication companies must require the
person requesting a replacement card for an affidavit
attesting to the truth of the loss of the SIM card. Also to
prevent sim swapping, people should stop oversharing
personal information on social media as well as with people
who they barely know. Continuing this improving security
on the postpaid side, we hope it will allow us to open up the
possibility of prepaid sim card registration in the future in
our country.
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VII. CONCLUSION
Based from the information in this paper, the
implementation of SIM Card registration is somewhat hard
considering the number of subscribers in the Philippines and
some of those own many SIM cards unless all of the SIM
cards will be deactivated resulting to everyone having
registered before acquiring a SIM. It’s only a matter of time
when this law will be imposed because it’s already approved.
This law will have a great effect on our society as it can
prevent terrorism and make the subscribers more responsible.
However, it can also have a negative effect especially in
terms of privacy. Everything has its own advantages and
disadvantages, and in terms of SIM card registration, it’s only
in the matter of implementation if it will be successful in law
enforcement activities or it only paves way for criminals to
do harm using this technology.