QUEZON CITY - The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in collaboration with different government agencies and telecommunications providers, will roll out Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration in more remote areas starting this February.

The assisted SIM registration rollout in remote areas will commence on February 01 to 03 for 30 identified geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) in different provinces.

FEBRUARY 01 (Wednesday)

·        GATTARAN, CAGAYAN (in front of Municipal Hall)

FEBRUARY 02 (Thursday)

·        BANGUI, ILOCOS NORTE (Tourism Building)

·        ALLACAPAN, CAGAYAN (in front of Municipal Town Hall)

·        FLORIDABLANCA, PAMPANGA (Covered Court, Bgy. Nabuklod)

·        LEMERY, BATANGAS (Municipal Covered Court)

·        GASAN, MARINDUQUE (Gasan Municipal Covered Court)

·        BACACAY, ALBAY (Bacacay East Central School Covered Court)

·        MADALAG, AKLAN (Covered Court of Madalag)

·        OSLOB, CEBU (Oslob Covered Court, Poblacion)

·        TOLOSA, LEYTE (Tolosa Municipal Gymnasium)

·        SERGIO OSMENA, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE (Municipal Gymnasium)

·        BAUNGON, BUKIDNON (Municipal Covered Court, Bgy. Imbatug)

·        LAAK, DAVAO DE ORO (Municipal Gymnasium)

·        ANTIPAS, COTABATO (Municipal Public Terminal)

·        ESPERANZA, AGUSAN DEL SUR (Municipal Covered Court, Poblacion)

·        TUBLAY, BENGUET (Covered Basketball Court)

FEBRUARY 03 (Friday)

·        PAGUDPUD, ILOCOS NORTE (Pagudpud Cultural and Sports Complex, Poblacion 2)

·        LIMAY, BATAAN (Limay Sports Complex)

·        LIAN, BATANGAS (Lian Plaza Covered Court)

·        SABLAYAN, OCCIDENTAL MINDORO (Sablayan Municipal Ground)

·        PILAR, SORSOGON (Bonifacio Covered Court, Poblacion)

·        LEMERY, ILOILO (Covered Gymnasium of Lemery)

·        MALABUYOC, CEBU (Malabuyoc Covered Court, Poblacion Dos)

·        TANAUAN, LEYTE (Tanauan Civic Center, Bgy. Canramos)

·        JOSEFINA, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR (Josefina Covered Court Near Public Market)

·        SAN FERNANDO, BUKIDNON (Municipal Gymnasium, Bgy. Halapitan)

·        KIBLAWAN, DAVAO DEL SUR (Mata's Gym, Poblacion)

·        PRESIDENT ROXAS, COTABATO (Municipal Gymnasium)

·        BAYUGAN, AGUSAN DEL SUR (LGU-ABC Bldg., City Hall Compound)

·        KAPANGAN, BENGUET (Covered Basketball Court)

Meanwhile, based on the website of NTC, as of January 29, 2023, the total number of registered SIMs in the country has climbed to 27,005,612. This, however, is only 15.98% of the 168,977,773 existing subscribers in the Philippines.

Smart Communications Inc. had the greatest number of registrants with 13,826,648, followed by Globe Telecom, Inc. at 11,030,523 and DITO Telecommunity Corp. with 2,148,441.

NTC has called on the Local Government Units (LGUs) to exert their efforts in disseminating information about the importance of SIM registration to their constituents.

NTC reassured subscribers that there is nothing to fear as all the data and information sent to the service providers are safe and secure in accordance with RA No. 10173, otherwise known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012.

DITC and NTC continuously remind the public to register only through the official links of PTEs:

·        DITO – https://digital.dito.ph/pto/download/app

·        GLOBE – new.globe.com.ph/simreg

·        SMART – smart.com.ph/simreg or simreg.smart.com.ph

For complaints and concerns related to SIM registration, the public may contact NTC’s 24/7 consumer hotline 1682, or DITC’s Complaint Center Hotline 1326. (JAFD/PIA-PMD)