Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
25, 2015
NR # 3753
The bill also authorizes the appropriate law enforcement authority to look into the records
of the owner of the pre-paid subscriber identity module (SIM) card if the user shall use the same
in the commission of a crime or for any malicious fraudulent or illegal purpose.
Any corporation, partnership, single proprietorship or any authorized dealer of pre-paid
SIM card found guilty of violating provisions of the Act shall be fined P25,000 for the first
offense; P50,000 for the second offense and P100,000 for the third offense and imprisonment of
four years and the revocation of license.
Further, the bill imposes a penalty of imprisonment of six months and a fine of P50,000 on
the responsible officer of a corporation, partnership, or the owner in the case of single
proprietorship for failure to keep record.
For breach of confidentiality, a penalty of six years imprisonment and a fine of P50,000
shall be imposed upon any employee of the corporation, partnership, single proprietorship or any
authorized dealer of pre-paid SIM card or the Telecommunications Service Provider.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) in coordination with the National Telecommunications
Commission (NTC) is directed to issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement its
provisions. (30) lvc