May mga SIM laws din ang ibang bansa na nag propose nito or batas na pero hindi naman nag lessen ang criminal activity.
Nacurious ako so I search to back up your claims, and to my surprise, yung findings na meron sila is pretty alarming na parang wala naman nangyayari. Much worse, baka nga mas nakakasama pa.
Some articles that describes the sim registration pros and cons in detail:
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https://www.fma.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Briefing-Paper-SIM-Card-Registration-FINAL-1.pdf-
https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/4351/3820-
https://www.gsma.com/publicpolicy/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/GSMA2016_Report_MandatoryRegistrationOfPrepaidSIMCards.pdf
I don't know pero parang pakitid nang pakitid yung implementation ng ganyang batas lalo na maraming exisiting research na nagsasabi na wala namang effect or mas maraming cons in the first place.
SIM registration has not been effective in curbing crime, but instead has fueled it: states which have adopted SIM card registration have seen the growth of identity-related crime, and have witnessed black markets quickly pop up to service those wishing to remain anonymous. Moreover, SIMs can be illicitly cloned, or criminals can use foreign SIMs on roaming mode, or internet and satellite telephones, to circumvent SIM registration requirements.
But yeah again, since wala naman choice, baka hindi rin ako agad agad magparegister sa ganyan kasi baka midway tanggalin yung effectivity nung batas.
Oo nag research rin ako bago pa man malagdaan ng Pangulo yung batas kasi talagang approve na approve ito dahil nga pinsan ni BBM na si Romualdez ang author nito. Na veto ito ni PRRD noon kasi nga daw baka magkaroon ng violation sa protected rights ng mamamayan kaya na veto lang. Was to do the same pero since the extended period ay hanggang 120 days lang at yung SIM ko is connected sa GCASH ko kaya a must parin para sa akin.