As the April 26 SIM card registration deadline draws near, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC 11) in the Davao Region continues its service caravans for the assisted subscriber identity module (SIM) card registration in various barangays in the Davao Region.
NTC 11 recently conducted simultaneously assisted SIM card registration in the municipalities of Boston and Cateel last Wednesday, Caraga and Baganga last Thursday, and Taragona and Manay, Davao Oriental on Friday.
Nelson Cañete, director of NTC 11, on Friday said among the factors why residents failed to register is complying the requirement of identification cards (IDs).
“Kung muadto ka sa tumoy nga mga lungsod daghan magparehistro ug mangutana mi ug valid ID wala man sila kay mga taga bukid wala man sila like SSS, driver’s license, GSIS and nagka-problema gyud. Ingon sila kanang voter’s certificate, ang problema sa voters certification mugasto pka ug P20 para mangayo ka ug voters certification sa local Comelec office. ang uban gusto magparehistro apan dili makarehistro kay dili nila ma-comply ang requirements sa mga IDs, pero naa mi gihimo nga pamaagi nga kung dili ma-rehistro sa asawa, irehistro na lang sa bana para dili maputol. Puwede man multiple registration,” he said.
Earlier this month, NTC-11 also conducted a simultaneous SIM card registration in Malita, Davao Occidental.
In order to ensure that the general population could connect to the internet and register, NTC 11 previously coordinated with the telecommunications firms to participate in their actions.
