Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy denied that low turnout was the reason for the extension of the SIM registration as he lamented the “bad habit” of Filipinos when it comes to doing things “at the last minute.”
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy
“We should start being more responsible in complying. When we say deadline, it is really a deadline,” he added. “That goes to show the issue is not really limited ID or anything. It is just our bad habit of delaying to the last minute, the compliance the law,” he stressed as the country’s major telcos claimed lack of valid IDs and digital literacy as obstacles to registration.
The official said that residents of far-flung provinces should have no problem registering their SIMs because “our system is allowing even barangay-issued IDs so barangay is already the lowest government agency” that is “fully accessible” to all residents.
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