According to DICT, the deadline for SIM registration is April 26, 2023.

If you haven’t registered your sim you still have time to do it and you have only until April 26 to do it. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) reminds the public that the registration deadline for SIMs is April 26, 2023.

If you are thinking how many have registered, According to the National Telecommunications Commission, more than 17 million SIM cards have been registered as of this writing (Jan 13, 2023), out of the 169 million mobile subscribers in the country.

The deadline is consistent with the provisions of Republic Act No. 11934, or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act, which states that "all existing SIMs subscribers shall register the same with their respective PTEs within one hundred eighty (180) days from the effectivity of this Act."

The DICT may extend the registration for an additional 120 days, the goal is to complete the registration by the original deadline. The guidelines for the rollout of SIM registration in remote areas are being finalized and will be released soon.