MANILA, Philippines — Representative Leila de Lima of Mamamayang Liberal party-list filed House Bill 9903 that seeks to abolish the expiration of prepaid loads.
"In the hopes of maintaining social justice, even every peso that avails us of the ability to communicate in this day and age must be safeguarded," de Lima said in the explanatory note of the bill which she filed on Monday.
She said the bill has "a narrowly tailored provision for dormant accounts, those inactive for a minimum period of" one year. The lawmaker said that such accounts may be deducted P1 per day of inactivity until credits are fully consumed.
This will also allow carriers to reclaim the dormant numbers for reallocation while preserving the vast majority of consumer assets.
“Subscribers must receive notification of these daily deductions," she said.
