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DTI HITS 2023 BUSINESS NAME REGISTRATION RECORD

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported a noteworthy accomplishment with a total of 984,332 business name registrations for 2023. This marks a consecutive annual increase showcasing a 5% spike from the previously recorded 937,431 registrations in 2022.  “All business name registrations, 88% (864,200) accounted for new business registrations, with the remaining 12% (120,132) […]

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VILLAFUERTE TO NTC: FAST TRACK SIM REGISTRATION

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is urging the government to make a full-blast SIM (subscriber identity module) registration drive after the Holy Week. The SIM registration deadline is on April 26. “A total of 57.19 million SIM cards have been registered, which is just 34% of an estimated 168.977 million SIMs nationwide.” The website of the […]

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REGISTER FRATERNITIES AS SCHOOL ORGS – BONG GO

Senator Bong Go has voiced his support for the efforts to amend and strengthen the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018. This, following the reported fraternity-related hazing that led to the death of John Matthew Salilig, a 24-year-old Adamson University student. His decomposing body was discovered in a vacant lot in Imus, Cavite on February 28. In […]

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MANILA RESIDENTS URGED TO REGISTER FOR PHILHEALTH

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna encouraged all Manileños to register for PhilHealth citing the benefits it provides. PhilHealth registration is now ongoing in the 44 health centers of Manila’s six districts. “Lahat ng benepisyo ng PhilHealth, maibibigay sa inyo kung registered na po kayo,”  Lacuna said. “Kaya pag-uwi niyo ng tahanan, hikayatin niyo pa po ang inyong mga […]

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POE TO TELCOS: SPEED UP SIM REGISTRATION

Senator Grace Poe implored telecommunications companies to pick up pace in facilitating the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration of mobile users, with 146 million SIMs still unregistered three months away from deadline. Poe issued the call after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) reported that as of Jan. 18, 2023, a total of 22,298,020 SIMs have […]

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SET UP KIOSKS FOR SIM REGISTRATION – BINAY

As reports of spurious text messages, suspicious links to websites, and confusion surrounding SIM card registration abound, Senator Nancy Binay asked government agencies and telecommunication providers to set up mobile kiosks to assist mobile phone registrants. According to Binay, mobile kiosks in malls, plazas, schools, community centers will both serve as an information booth, and […]

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BEWARE OF SIM REGISTRATION SCAMS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian cautioned subscriber identification module (SIM) users, such as mobile phone and laptop consumers, against a recently discovered GCash scam. Gatchalian cited a fraudulent email apparently coming from GCash Promotions advising recipients that their transactions have been restricted and to reinstate the said feature, recipients have to pre-register by simply clicking a link, […]

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POE TO NTC, TELCOS: MAKE SIM REGISTRATION EASY

Senator Grace Poe called on the government and telecommunications companies (telcos) to ensure that the mandatory registration of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) will be a convenient, secure and easy experience for mobile phone owners. “The SIM registration should be as easy as texting or sending a message,” Poe said as the implementing rules and regulations […]

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MMDA TO LTO: LIFT ALARM ON NCAP-TAGGED VEHICLES

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has requested the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to temporarily lift the tagging and alarm on vehicles apprehended under the agency’s No Contact Apprehension Policy following the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) by the Supreme Court late last month. In his letter to LTO’s service provider Stradcom Corporation, […]

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5.4M FARMERS, FISHERS REGISTER IN RSBSA – DAR

More than five million farmers, fishers, and farm workers have to date registered under the national Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) that serves as a major requirement, prioritizing them to receive various assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA). “As of March 8, 2022, we have registered 5,463,735 farmers, fishers, and farmworkers, […]