Sample Philippine Identification or national ID (File photo) MANILA - All personal information encrypted in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) is safe and protected, assured the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a PSA video presentation posted Friday, PhilSys ambassadors and celebrity couple Matteo Guidicelli and Sarah Geronimo explained the national ID project is bound by the PhilSys Act of 2018 and the Data Privacy Act of 2012. Guidicelli said the project lead implementing agencies prioritized privacy when it created PhilSys system and its process. The applied privacy-by-design principles, such as data minimization, proportionality, and tokenization of the PhilSys Number (PSN), will protect the permanent unique identifier by "enabling the use of its derivatives in lieu of the actual PSN". The PSA is closely coordinating with the National Privacy Commission, National Security Council, and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
Philippine Identification System registration center, Davao City(Contributed photo) DAVAO CITY - Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) registration centers here are now accepting walk-ins as the government wants more Filipinos to have their Philippine Identification (PhilID) or national ID The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) - 11 said in a December 2021 post that walk-in registrants must have a valid ID from among the accepted documents and will manually fill up the information sheet. The PSA-PhilSys staff will ask the registrant to verify the information encoded before proceeding to the Step 2 biometrics process. Makeup and accessories must be removed prior to taking of photos while contact lenses are likewise not allowed as they will interfere with the iris scan. "PhilSys registration and the delivery of the ID by the Philippine Postal Corporation are free," PSA-11 emphasized. More than 50 million Filipinos finished the registration process in 2021. Signed into l
PhilSys registration at Parole and Probation Office-Tagum City (Photo courtesy ofNenes Azon Facebook) DAVAO CITY - A national identification registration was conducted at the Parole and Probation Office (PPO) in Tagum City a few days before 2021 ended. Employees, clients, and their families participated in the December 27 and 28 registration, organized by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) - Davao Regional Office and PPO Regional Director Benjamin Cutay and Community Resource Development team head Joyce Rendon. The PPO, under the Department of Justice, is mandated to "conserve and/or redeem convicted offenders and prisoners who are under the probation or parole system". The institutional registration strategy aims to accommodate the formal sector by ensuring that the working population from government and private institutions have a safe and convenient Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) registration, the PSA said previously. "In the same manner that we rea
Sample ofPhilippine Identification card or national ID (File photo) DAVAO CITY - The 5 to 17 years old age group should register for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) only at the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) office along Cabaguio Avenue here, not in malls. PSA-PhilSys 11 regional office, in post on December 17, also reminded minors should have a guardian or parent with them and bring one valid identification card or a document stating the full name, birth date and address. In case they don't have one, they can bring a National Statistics Office or local civil registrar-authenticated birth certificate and one of the other ID documents in the PSA list. "For those who have yet to register for PhilSys, they can go to any malls in the city since most malls have opened for PhilSys registration," the post read, referring to adults who want to get a Philippine Identification (PhilID) or national ID and join the 50,014,382 other Filipinos who have completed r
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will continue to print the country’s national IDs or the Philippine Identification (PhilID) card all throughout the holiday break to achieve its target of 50-70 million IDs produced for this year. The BSP, which issued this statement on Wednesday, Dec. 29, did
GOING PLACES. The Philippine Identification System deploys a mobile registration team to Alabel, Sarangani Province in October 2021. It first made stops in Barangay Paraiso and Barangay Pag-asa, followed by other far-flung villages, to allow residents to apply for a national ID. (Photo courtesy of Alabel Information Office Facebook) DAVAO CITY - More than half of the population of Alabel, Sarangani Province are already registered for the Philippine Identification (PhilID) or national ID. The Alabel Information Office (AIO) shared in a post on December 7 that 47,571 Alabelians, or 54 percent of the total population, have registered with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) since signup began early this year. The registration is open at the New Multi-Purpose Building of the Alabel Municipal Birthing Home Compound and at the Philippine Statistics Authority-PhilSys satellite registration center. Applicants as young as five years old can register as long as they are accompanied by
PhilSys registration site, General Santos City (Photo courtesy of PhilSys-Veranza Facebook) DAVAO CITY - A series of Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) registration recently concluded in some villages in General Santos City. Purok Dr. Acharon and Purok Calatao in Barangay Tambler accepted applicants for the Philippine Identification (PhilID) on December 8 and the Sr. San Roque Chapel in Purok 23, Phase 4, Barangay Mabuhay on December 11. Registration for five years old and above also opened in Barangay Apopong on December 9 to 18. The registrants are now part of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data of 50,014,382 Filipinos who have completed Steps 1 (demographic) and 2 (biometrics) as of Dec. 11. The biometrics process collects iris scans, fingerprints, and front-facing photographs. As registration continues, PSA reminded the public to observe health and safety protocols in all registration centers, including bringing of own pen. Signed into law by President Rodrigo R.
Sample ofPhilippine Identification card or the national ID (File photo) DAVAO CITY - The Philippines is now at par with countries which have adopted the national identification system. In a recent post, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Philippine Identification System (PhilSys)-registered Filipinos can now access assistance during medical emergencies as the national ID,otherwise known asthe Philippine Identification (PhilID), allows easy tracking of medical records and health information. "The national ID can also be used for better targeting for social and health services," the PSA said. In terms of education, the non-expiring national ID also has several benefits. Student Grace Nardo said in a recent interview that she applied for a national ID since it will be useful once she begins her scholarship application. "I am eyeing to apply for a scholarship so I can pursue my studies given the costly tuition fees," Nardo said. Paperless transactions or the
Philippine Identification System registration center (Photo courtesy of SM Taytay) DAVAO CITY - The Philippine Identification (PhilID) or national ID must be honoredin all public and private transactions requiring the confirmation of the identity of the holder. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) stressed this anew after continuous reports that some private companies and government agencies refuse torecognizethe PhilID. "Your Philsys national identification card is valid and can be used for any legal transactions. This is a memo from the Philippine Identification System of the Philippine Statistics Authority that mandates that your PhilSys national ID should be accepted for customer identification and verification in any bank transactions in the Philippines. No institutions or establishments should refuse your PhilSys national ID card or they will be penalized," the PSA posted on December 13. PSA has also been issuing repeated reminders to government agencies and privat
Education Secretary Leonor Briones(Image courtesy of PhilSys) MANILA - Personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) central office in Pasig City on Monday registered with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), a valid proof of identity that can be used in simplifying public and private transactions. DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones led 894 employees as she urged education workers in all regional and division offices nationwide to apply for the Philippine Identification (PhilID) or the national ID. The latest report from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on December 11 showed 50,014,382 Filipinos have completed the Step 2 PhilSys biometrics process, which involves recording iris scans, fingerprints, and front-facing photographs, at more than 1,600 registrations centers nationwide. The Step 1 demographic registration can be done online through philsys.gov.ph by providing information such as full name, gender, date and place of birth, blood type, mobile number and posta