Published December 21, 2020, 6:00 AM
The central bank will print up to 45 million of the national IDs in 2021, almost half of the targeted population, according to a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official.
BSP senior assistant governor and head of the Security Plant Complex (SPC) Dahlia D. Luna said they could produce this much, but stressed it will also depend on the number of registrations that the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will complete next year.
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“Basing on the PSA’s target, 45 million pieces of cards will be printed and personalized by BSP for 2021. But that is dependent on the volume of successful registration of personal data which PSA will undertake in 2021,” said Luna. The government is targetting to register 70 million Filipinos for the national ID next year after the Duterte administration added another 20 million to the original 50 million target.
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Published December 20, 2020, 8:56 AM
As the government works on acquiring COVID-19 vaccines for Filipinos, LGUs are expected to play a big role to ensure the smooth flow of the vaccination program that is expected to start by the first quarter of 2021. But what exactly is it?
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LGUs are expected to coordinate with the departments of Health (DOH) and the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the National Task Force (NTF) on COVID-19.
The government has explained that the poorest of the poor will be prioritized in the vaccination program. In this regard, LGUs are expected to prepare a priority listing of people to be vaccinated by geographical area and sector. Other people on the government’s priority list are the elderly, frontliners, and the police and military.