Senator Grace Poe will be leading the probe on the proliferation of text scams in the country. The hearing was initially set on September 7, Wednesday but later on moved to Thursday, September 8 according to a statement issued by Poe.
“We will have a hearing on Thursday to tackle the proliferation of text scams and more importantly to deliberate on the SIM Registration Act,” Poe said in a message.
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Poe said she is eyeing to pass the Sim Card Registration Act by November.
“Ang SIM Card Registration bill ay kasama sa prayoridad ng Senado na maipasa,” Poe added.
“Nag-hearing na kami d’yan noon, marami na kaming nakalap na impormasyon at kaisipan tungkol dyan. Kung matatapos natin ang hearing sa Wednesday, technical working group na lang sa susunod na linggo, tapos baka pwede na natin ma-plenaryo. Hopefully, ito ay mapasa by November. Ito ang nakikita nating timeline kasi hihintayin pa rin natin ang bersyon ng House,” she said.
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Poe said apart from text scams, some people are doing mirroring or pretending to be people from government.
“May isang tumawag sa akin sa isang app, sinasabi na siya raw yung ambassador. Iyong profile nya na lumabas sa app, iyon nga ‘yung ambassador na ‘yun, kaya lang hindi naman sya ‘yun,” Poe said.
