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SIM CARD REGISTRATION: Senator Vicente Tito Sotto III (left) asks officials of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) led by Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba (not in photo) to share their views on a measure proposing to register all prepaid cellular phone subscribers as a means to track criminal perpetrators. “Criminal use of wireless technology is a global problem, and other countries have started mandating service providers to integrate security devices to counter criminal activities. Registration of SIM cards will enable authorities to easily track those who, for example, detonate explosive devices through mobile phones,” Sotto said. Also in photo is Valenzuela City Representative Sherwin Gatchalian. (PRIB Photo by Albert Calvelo/11 August 2015)