Day 80 of 160

Day 80: Registered SIMs, Still Scammed

In the library of their law school in Manila, Nathaniel (A), Clarisse (B) and Jules (C), law students in the same study group, debate whether the SIM Registration Act has stopped text scams.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense.
  3. Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Tagalog. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.

Dialogue

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  1. A

    Isinasaad ng Batas Republika Bilang 11934 na kailangang irehistro ang bawat SIM, upang masugpo ang text scam.

    Republic Act No. 11934 states that every SIM must be registered, to stamp out text scams.

  2. B

    Layunin, oo, pero natupad ba? Iyon ang itatanong ni Prof bukas.

    That's the goal, sure, but did it work? That's what Prof is going to ask tomorrow.

  3. C

    Alinsunod dito, pinuputol ang serbisyo ng SIM na hindi nakarehistro. Wala nang anonymous na scammer.

    Under the law, unregistered SIMs get cut off. No more anonymous scammers.

  4. A

    Tama. Sa madaling salita, may pangalan na ang bawat numero, kaya madali nang habulin.

    Right. In short, every number has a name now, so they're easy to track down.

  5. B

    May pangalan nga. Tingnan ninyo ang natanggap ko kaninang umaga.

    Oh, it has a name, all right. Look at what I got this morning.

  6. C

    "Nanalo ka ng singkuwenta mil, i-click ang link!" Galing pa sa rehistradong numero, ha.

    "You've won fifty thousand pesos, click the link!" And from a registered number, too.

  7. A

    Malamang pekeng ID ang ginamit. Ibig sabihin, nasa pagpapatupad ang butas, hindi sa batas.

    They probably used a fake ID. So the loophole is in the enforcement, not in the law.

  8. B

    O baka pareho. 'Yan ang isasagot ko kay Prof, at heto ang Exhibit A ko.

    Or maybe both. That's my answer for Prof, and here's my Exhibit A.

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