Globe Prepaid, TM, Globe At Home Prepaid WiFi, Globe Mobile WiFi and Globe Business prepaid subscribers may register their SIMs at new.globe.com.ph/simreg beginning Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
SUBSCRIBERS of Globe, Smart or DITO have six months to register their SIM cards to avoid the deactivation of their existing numbers.
SIM cards that will be sold starting today will be in a "deactivated mode."
Registration is free.
Also covered by the registration are embedded SIMs, broadband modem and internet-of-things devices.
Globe subscribers are advised to visit https://new.globe.com.ph/simreg.
They can also use the Globe One app in order to register starting January 2023.
Smart advised subscribers to log-on to https://smart.com.ph/simreg.
DITO subscribers can open the https://dito.ph/RegisterDITO or go to the Dito app.
Among the information required of subscribers are their full name, birthday, sex, present or official address, an identification card and ID number.
Documents that can be used to verify identification are valid passports, a Philippine Identification System ID, SSS or GSIS ID, driver's license, NBI or police clearance, firearms' license to own and possess ID, senior citizen card, voter's ID, UMID; PWD card, and IDs issued by the PRC, IBP, OWWA and BIR.
SIMs that are under a business or a company must provide the business name and address, and the full name of the authorized signatory.
Foreigners with Philippine SIM cards must present their full name, nationality, date of birth, passport, address in the Philippines, type of travel or admission document, and ID number or number of documents presented
SIM cards held by foreigners will only be valid for 30 days. They can be extended upon presentation of a valid and approved visa extension.
Minors will have their SIM cards placed under their parent or guardian's name.
They must present an ID including that of the minor's parent or guardian.
Postpaid subscribers are already considered registered, but they must confirm the existing information and data with their telcos.
If a subscriber lives in a remote area or has limited technology, the Department of Information and Communications Technology, along with the National Telecommunications Commission, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and Department of Education, as well as all telcos, will help them register.
If a SIM card is stolen along with the phone, the owner must immediately inform the telco and provide the following details: name, address, birthday, mobile number, and other relevant and reasonable information that can prove that the owner lost the SIM.