Ibinasura ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa pamamagitan ng pag-veto sa SIM Card Registration Act.
Sinabi ni Acting Presidential Spokesman Martin Andanar, kabilang sa naging rason ni Pangulong Duterte sa pag-veto ang pagkakasama sa consolidated Senate Bill No. 2395/House Bill No. 5793 ang mga social media providers sa registration requirement na hindi naging bahagi sa orihinal na bersyon at kinakailangan pa ng mas mabusising pag-aaral.
Ayon kay Sec. Andanar, nakita rin ni Pangulong Duterte na ilang aspeto ng state intrusion o regulasyon sa SIM cards registration ay hindi malinaw na natalakay sa enrolled bill partikular sa social media registration.
Bagama’t kinikilala umano ni Pangulong Duterte ang efforts ng Kongreso sa paghahanap ng solusyon sa tumataas na kaso ng cybercrimes at information and communications technology (ICT)-related offenses, hindi siya sang-ayon sa pagsasama sa social media sa naturang panukalang batas na walang nakasaad na malinaw na depinisyon at guidelines na maaaring makalabag sa Constitutional rights ng mga mamamayan.
“The President has decided to veto the consolidated Senate Bill No. 2395/House Bill No. 5793, which seeks to mandate the registration of all SIM cards and social media accounts, with the purpose of deterring electronic communication-aided crimes. The President noted that the inclusion of social media providers in the registration requirement was not part of the original version of the bill and needs a more thorough study. Prior versions only mandated the registration of SIM cards. The President similarly found that certain aspects of state intrusion, or the regulation thereof, have not been duly defined, discussed, or threshed out in the enrolled bill, with regard to social media registration,” ani Sec. Andanar.
“While the President lauds the efforts of Congress in finding ways to address the increasing incidence of cybercrimes and information and communications technology (ICT)-related offenses, he was constrained to disagree with the inclusion of social media in the measure, without providing proper guidelines and definitions thereto, as the same may give rise to a situation of dangerous state intrusion and surveillance threatening many constitutionally protected rights.”
