In many countries, a national ID is issued by the government to give people easier access to different social welfare programs. The card is also considered an official government-issued identification document as it contains the full name, facial image, birth date, address, and fingerprints of the bearer.
Here in the Philippines, we have
Republic Act No. 11055, otherwise known as the Philippine Identification System Act (PhilSys). The law seeks to simplify public and private transactions by collecting biometrics (fingerprint, iris scan, and photograph) of those who will register and store them in a universal identification card.
By making the card available online, its proponents aim to accelerate the country s transition to a digital economy. They also promise to reduce fraudulent schemes in many government services and empower Filipinos with better control over their personal data.
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)
Student Christian Movement of the Philippines (SCMP) said the new policy is “anti-poor” and would worsen the students’ mental and physical hardships.
“Lubos na isinisiwalat ng pahayag ni Popoy [De Vera] na walang pagtanaw ang CHED sa tunay na kalagayan ng kabataan at kabataang estudyante sa kasalukuyan. Karamihan ngayon sa estudyante at kawani ay nahihirapan sa distance learning program (Popoy De Vera’s statement makes it clear that CHED is not aware of the true plight of the youth and young students. Most of the students are having a hard time catching up during the distance learning program),” SCMP lamented.
Youth groups file complaint against red-tagging
MANILA- Youth and student activists filed a complaint on Friday before the Commission on Human Rights and the National Bureau of Investigation, urging them to investigate the intensified red-tagging of their organizations and members amid the implementation of the Philippine terror law.
In a statement, the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) said that these attacks and threats were carried out by state-sponsored trolls, and have put student journalists and youth activists at risk.
“Even during a pandemic, the state never fails to showcase its incompetence to the Filipino people,” CEGP) said in a statement.
Joseph Canlas (Photo courtesy of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas)
Canlas, 59, passed away Tuesday morning, May 11.
The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) on Tuesday night mourned the death of Canlas.
“Malinaw na hindi lamang sa sakit siya namatay, bagkus ang primarya nitong dahilan ang paghahasik ng pasismo ng rehiment Duterte sa hanay ng mga nakikibaka para sa tunay na reporma sa lupa (It’s clear that he did not just die of illness, but because of the facism of the Duterte regime among those fighting for genuine land reform),” NUSP National President Jandeil Roperos said.
Canlas, Vice Chairperson of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, was arrested in Barangay Sapang Maisac, Mexico, Pampanga on March 30.
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Zambales youth activists released after Labor Day arrest
Twelve youth activists were released after three days of detention. (Photo from the Facebook account of Free Zambales 12 Network)The police and military also forced the victims to sign a document linking them to the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), CEGP said.
By ARNETH ASIDDAO
MANILA Twelve activists including youth leaders and a campus journalist have been released two days after they were arrested in Castillejos, Zambales on their way to a Labor Day protest.