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By MAYA M. PADILLO

Relax ID requirements for SIM registration, NTC 11 asks DICT

An official of the regional office of the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC 11) is hopeful that the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will ease up on the identification cards (IDs) requirements for SIM card registration.

Regional director Nelson Cañete told the media on Wednesday that NTC 11 is still waiting for the guidelines on the 90-day extension of SIM card registration. DICT originally implemented the deadline on April 26, 2023.

“Wala pa man guidelines karon. Ang ako hangyo nga unta ma-relax lang ang requirements sa identification cards basig puwede na gamiton ang cedula or barangay clearance sa mga tao. Pero wala pa ta’y proper guidelines as far as the guideline is concerned katong tanan ID enumerated under the law ug sa IRR mao pa gihapon to ang ginadawat karon. Basig puwede maistoryahan sa taas nga puwedeng i-relax gamay,” Cañete said during Wednesdays at Habi at Kape media forum.

Cañete said during NTC 11’s conduct of remote SIM card registration in the different municipal- ities of Davao Region, providing IDs is the major concern of the subscribers.

“Kadaghanan maapektuhan mga taga bukid. Mangutana mi naa kay drivers license? Ngano mag driver’s license man mi nga kabayo ra man amo ginasakyan? Naa ba mo’y SSS? Naa ba diay SSS ang manghurnal?” he said.

If there are no changes in ID requirements in the 90-day extension, Cañete advised those who are still not registered to get a police clearance or an NBI clearance so that they could register.

Meanwhile, Cañete said remote registration helps because they can provide information drive about the SIM card registration at the same time.

He said in the remote registration, NTC 11 recorded more than 20,000 registered SIM card holders from the different remote areas and municipalities it visited.

“Kining atong remote registration gihimo lang nato ni didto sa first registration period nga unta magtapos karon adlawa (April 26). Pero kining 90-day period extension wala pa mi kabalo kung unsa ang himoon namo tun-