SEN. Panfilo Lacson has raised the need to stop online scams and so-called 'Tapon-SIM' crimes where criminals use prepaid SIM (subscriber identity module) cards that can be disposed of to throw law enforcers off their trail.

The senator filed Senate Bill (SB) 25 or the “Prepaid Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Cards Regulations Act of 2019,” which would require the registration of prepaid SIM cards to prevent their illegal or malicious use.