SIM Registration Act

SIM Registration Act
Congress of the Philippines
Long title An Act Requiring The Registration of Subscriber Identity Module
Citation	Republic Act No. 11934
Territorial extent	Philippines
Enacted by	House of Representatives of the Philippines
Enacted	September 19, 2022
Enacted by	Senate of the Philippines
Enacted	September 27, 2022
Signed by	Bongbong Marcos
Signed	October 10, 2022
Commenced	December 27, 2022
Legislative history
First chamber: House of Representatives of the Philippines
Bill title	An Act Requiring The Registration of Subscriber Identity Module Cards
Bill citation	House Bill No. 14
Introduced by	Martin Romualdez (Leyte–1st), Yedda Marie Romualdez (Tingog Sinirangan), Sandro Marcos (Ilocos Norte–1st), Jude Acidre (Tingog Sinirangan)
Introduced	June 30, 2022
First reading	September 12, 2022
Second reading	September 14, 2022
Third reading	September 20, 2022
Voting summary	250 voted for 6 voted against None abstained 56 absent
Committee report	Joint Explanation of the Bicameral Conference Committee: Annex A
Second chamber: Senate of the Philippines
Bill title	An Act Eradicating Mobile Phone or Electronic Communication-aided Criminal Activities, Regulating For This Purpose The Registration And Use of All Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) For Electronic Devices
Bill citation	Senate Bill No. 1310
Received from the House of Representatives of the Philippines	September 13, 2022
Member(s) in charge	Grace Poe
First reading	September 14, 2022
Second reading	September 19, 2022
Third reading	September 27, 2022
Voting summary	20 voted for None voted against None abstained 4 absent
Conference committee bill passed by House of Representatives of the Philippines	September 28, 2022
Conference committee bill passed by Senate of the Philippines	September 28, 2022
Status: In force

The SIM Registration Act, officially designated as Republic Act No. 11934 and commonly referred to as the SIM card law, is a Philippine law mandating the registration of SIM cards before activation. Under the measure, mobile device users must register their SIM cards, whether prepaid or postpaid. The law was enacted intending to curb cybercriminal activities. The law also aims to address issues related to trolling, hate speech, and online disinformation.^[1]

Human rights groups, media organizations, and labor groups have raised questions about how the law might violate rights to free speech, privacy, and due process.