This statement was according to Jun Lozada, a former Alcatel telco executive who is also the founder of a local group called “OGSM.” Now where I work, OGSM stands for that time in the year when we deliberate our company objectives, goals, strategies and measures … but for Lozada, his brazened group stands for “Organisasyon na Galit sa Magnanakaw.” It’s more straightforward in English: “Organization of People who Hate Thieves.”

Eh?

Though we would agree on how broad the scope of his group is, (I hate thieves too!) his group specifically targets victims of cell phone snatchings., particularly by giving them a rostrum to air out their bitterness. In the long run, Lozada hopes that 100% of cell phone snatching cases are reported.

Lozada said it was likely that the number of mobile phone theft cases in the country were much higher than official figures as many cases went unreported.

“Which is why we want them [victims of mobile phone theft] to report these cases. Without these reports, we will never have objective data,” he added.

Having objective data on snatching incidents will thus prove the gravity of the situation, pressuring the NTC to block stolen cellphones through the unique IMEI code engraved on each phone.

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