DICT: 22.8-M SIM cards registered so far, Tech4Ed Centers tapped to help

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) reported that 22,832,002 SIM cards have been registered as of Jan.19, which is 13.51% of the 168,977,773 total subscribers in the country.

A total of 11,445,173 Smart subscribers have been registered, as well as 9,512,591 Globe users, and 1,874,238 for DITO.

DICT Spokesperson and Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo also said DICT Regional Offices will provide free SIM Registration assistance to the public.

“We have started the roll out in Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Region X. Subscribers can bring their mobile phones and valid IDs to the regions’ Tech4Ed Centers for assistance in SIM registration,” Lamentillo said.

Here are the Tech4Ed centers that will offer assistance from Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.:

DICT MIMAROPA

• DICT Occidental Mindoro Provincial Office Capitol Compound,  Brgy. Payompon, Mamburao Occidental Mindoro
• DICT Oriental Mindoro Provincial Office Sta Isabel, Calapan City
• Casa Real Building, Malusak Boac Marinduque, 4900
• DICT Romblon Provincial Office Tabing Dagat, Odiongan, Romblon (Near Post Office)
• DICT Palawan Provincial Office Burgos St. Bgy. Masikap, Puerto Princesa City 5300

DICT Region X 

• Malaybalay City Public Library Tech4Ed Center, Valencia City Public Library Tech4Ed Center, and LGU San Fernando Tech4Ed Center
• Barangay Bura, Catarman Tech4Ed Center and DICT Camiguin Provincial Training Center
• LGU Bacolod Tech4Ed Center, LGU Kapatagan Tech4Ed Center, and LGU Magsaysay Tech4Ed Center
• Ozamis Public Library Tech4Ed Center, LGU Bonifacio Tech4Ed Center, LGU Calamba Tech4Ed Center
• Lugait Library Tech4Ed Center, LGU Laguindingan Tech4Ed Center, Gingoog City Library Tech4Ed Center, LGU Villanueva Tech4Ed Center
• MOGCHS Tech4Ed Center, Misamis Oriental Provincial Library Tech4Ed Center, Lumbia National High School Tech4Ed Center

DICT Region IV-A 

• DICT R4 Regional Office DICT Compound, Telecom Road, Capitol Site, Kumintang Ibaba, Batangas City 
• DICT Laguna Provincial Office 2/F Building 5 Mercado de, Pabalan St, Calamba, Laguna 
• DICT Batangas Provincial Office DICT Building, B. Morada Ave., Brgy. 1, Lipa City 
• DICT Quezon Provincial Office DICT Building, Sangumay St., Zaballero Subd., Brgy. Gulang-gulang, Lucena, Philippines  -Katrina Gracia Consebido–ag