Manila, March 3 -- Globe Telecom Inc. (Globe) on Monday called for the creation of a government identification (ID) database to validate subscriber identity module (SIM) card registration, improve security and deter the use of fake IDs.

In a statement, Globe general counsel Froilan Castelo said there should be an official ID database that telecommunications companies (telcos) can use to verify the identity of registrants, such as the National ID, or Social Security System (SSS) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) cards.

"There is no way for us to determine with 100 percent certainty if the identity is fake without a database from which we can validate the identity," Castelo said.

To date, he said the SIM Registration Act pro...