MANILA, PHILIPPINES —  In a media briefing on Wednesday, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) announced that 15 SIM card registration booths had been set up in various remote areas in the country.

The 15 pilot sites are up between January 25 to January 27, 2023. See the full list of SIM card registration booths below:

DATE	REGION	PROVINCE	MUNICIPALITY/CITY	EXACT LOCATION
DAY 1
25-Jan-23	I	ILOCOS NORTE	PASUQUIN	MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM OF PASUQUIN
25-Jan-23	VII	CEBU	MOALBOAL	COVERED COURT (GYM), BESIDE THE MUNICIPAL HALL OF MOALBOAL
25-Jan-23	VIII	LEYTE	PALO	MUNICIPAL GYM OF PALO
25-Jan-23	X	BUKIDNON	PANGANTUCAN	MUNICIPAL GYMNASIUM OF PANGANTUCAN
25-Jan-23	XI	DAVAO DEL SUR	MALALAG	COVERED COURT OF MALALAG
DAY 2
26-Jan-23	CAR	BENGUET	ATOK	BASKETBALL COURT IN ATOK
26-Jan-23	II	CAGAYAN	CAMALANIUGAN	CAMALANIUGAN SPORTS COMPLEX IN BRGY. DACAL, LAFUGU, MAHARLIKA HI-WAY
26-Jan-23	III	BULACAN	CALUMPIT	MUNICIPAL COVERED COURT OF CALUMPIT
26-Jan-23	IV-A	BATANGAS	ROSARIO	LUANCING COVERED COURT, AT THE BACK OF MUNICIPAL HALL, BRGY. POBLACION, ROSARIO
26-Jan-23	IX	ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR	CITY OF ZAMBOANGA	MULTI PURPOSE COVERED COURT IN BARANGAY ARENA BLANCO
DAY 3
27-Jan-23	IV-B	ORIENTAL MINDORO	BACO	COVERED COURT IN BRGY. STA. ROSA 1, BACO
27-Jan-23	V	ALBAY	CITY OF LIGAO	MULTI-PURPOSE COVERED COURT IN BARANGAY PAULBA, LIGAO CITY
27-Jan-23	VI	ILOILO	CARLES	COVERED GYM OF CARLES IN FRONT OF THE MUNICIPAL HALL
27-Jan-23	XII	COTABATO	ARAKAN	EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (MDRRM OFFICE) IN THE EVACUATION CENTER BLDG., MUN. HALL COMPOUND, POBLACION, ARAKAN
27-Jan-23	XIII	SURIGAO DEL SUR	TAGBINA	MUNICIPAL GYM OF TAGBINA

Both agencies launched the program to help hasten SIM registration, which will end on April 26, 2023. Most of the booths will be set up in remote areas in the country or Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs) with little to no internet.

Have you registered your SIM yet? Check out the step-by-step guides for different SIMs below:

• STEP BY STEP GUIDE: TM SIM Card Registration for the SIM Card Registration Act
• STEP BY STEP GUIDE: Globe SIM Card Registration for the SIM Card Registration Act
• STEP BY STEP GUIDE: Smart SIM Card Registration for the SIM Card Registration
• STEP BY STEP GUIDE: TNT SIM Card Registration for the SIM Card Registration
• STEP BY STEP GUIDE: DITO SIM Card Registration for the SIM Card Registration Act

 – WhatALife!

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