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(File photo) MANILA - The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure requiring the registration of all postpaid and prepaid mobile phone subscriber identity module (SIM) cards. During the plenary session, the chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 14, which is aimed at preventing the proliferation of mobile phone scams, data breaches, and assist law enforcement agencies in resolving crimes involving the use of mobile phone units. In his sponsorship speech, senior deputy majority leader Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos raised the alarm regarding the proliferation of text scams and fraud through the use of short message service (SMS) messaging, ranging from "ridiculous winnings" in raffles to dangerous but fake warnings about problems with bank accounts. Marcos noted that the trend has evolved into including individuals' full names, which is an "entirely new breach" of privacy in relation to serious leakage of s