Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Registration Guidelines. -The SIM process shall be guided by the following parameters:

(a) Submission of duly accomplished control-numbered owner's registration form with full name, date of birth, sex, and address. The registration form shall be accomplished electronically through a platform or website to be provided by the PTEs. The same shall include a declaration by the end-user that the identification documents presented are true and correct, and that said person is the one who accomplished the registration form;

(b) Presentation of valid government-issued identification (ID) cards or other similar forms of documents with photo that will verify the identity of the end-user such as, but not limited to the following:

(1) Passport;

(2) Philippine Identification;

(3) Social Security System ID;

(4) Government Service Insurance System e-Card;

(5) Driver's license;

(6) National Bureau of Investigation clearance;

(7) Police clearance;

(8) Firearms' license to own and possess ID;

(9) Professional regulation Commission ID;

(10) Integrated Bar of the Philippines ID;

(11) Overseas Workers Welfare Administration ID;

(12) Bureau of Internal Revenue ID;

(13) Voter's ID;

(14) Senior Citizen's card;

(15) Unified Multi-purpose Identification card;

(16) Persons with Disabilities card; or

(17) Other valid government-issued ID with photo.

For juridical entities, the certificate of registration, as well as the duly-adopted resolution designating the authorized representative, in case of corporations, and a special power of attorney, in case of other entities, shall be presented:

(c) The registration process shall require the input of the assigned mobile number of the SIM with its serial number;

(d) The registration of a SIM by a minor shall be under the name of the minor's parent or guardian:Provided,That the minor's parent or guardian shall give their consent and register the SIM; and

(e) In the case of end-users who are foreign nationals, they shall register their full name, nationality, passport number, and address in the Philippines and present the following:

(1) For foreign nationals visiting as tourists under Section 9(a) of Commonwealth Act No. 613, as amended:

(i) Passport;

(ii) Proof of address in the Philippines; and

(iii) Return ticket to own country of the tourist or any other ticket showing the date and time of departure from the Philippines;

(2) For foreign nationals with other type of visas:

(i) Passport;

(ii) Proof of address in the Philippines;

(iii) Alien Employment Permit issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);

(iv) Alien Certificate of Registration Identification Card or ACRI-Card issued by the Bureau of Immigration (BI);

(v) School registration and ID for students; or

(vi) Other pertinent documents, whichever is applicable.

The SIMs that are registered under Subsection e(1) shall only be valid temporarily for thirty (30) days, and shall automatically be deactivated upon expiration of the validity of the SIM.

The relevant government agencies and concerned PTEs shall facilitate all SIM registrations in remote areas with limited telecommunication or internet access:Provided,That said registration facilities in remote areas shall be established within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act.

A buyer who fails to comply with the requirements for registration shall result in their SIM not being activated.