Penalties
The IRR states that those who will provide false or fictitious information, or will use fictitious identities or fraudulent identification documents to register a SIM will face imprisonment of up to two years or a fine of up to P300,000, or both.
The penalty of imprisonment ranging from six months to six years, or a fine of P100,000 to P300,000, or both, will be imposed on anyone who sells or transfers a registered SIM without complying with the required registration under the law.
Anyone who transmits misleading or accurate information about the source of phone call or text message, with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value, will be subject to imprisonment of no less than six years or a fine of P200,000, or both.
Any telecommunications company, resellers or entities who engage in the sale of stolen SIMs will face imprisonment of up to two years or a fine of up to P300,000, or both.