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Among major telcos, Dito Telecommunity posted the highest VoLTE penetration at 41.9%, followed by Smart Communications at 31.7% and Globe Telecom at 27.4%. In collaboration with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), and the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), Globe has donated IMSI catcher detectors to help authorities identify and track unauthorized mobile network activity. Globe said the move is part of a broader effort to combat increasingly sophisticated threats that operate beyond standard telecom networks. The company emphasized that addressing these risks requires stronger coordination between telecom providers, regulators, and law enforcement. In an interview with Super Radyo DZBB today, May 28, Assistant Secretary Edgardo Cabarios of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) cited the possibility of telecom companies implementing "voluntarily" SIM card registrations while the law on making it mandatory is not yet in effect. "Ang jurisdiction ng komisyon ay 'yung sa infrastructure, telecom, at broadcast," the assistant secretary explained, "Ang content ay nasa ibang agencies po 'yan. Read more in our articles including "PH among slowest countries in shift away from 3G" and "Globe, NTC, CICC, CIDG deploy IMSI catcher detectors to fight mobile scams".