TACLOBAN CITY The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) - Leyte Provincial Statistical Office resumed the Step 1 Registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) on 18 January 2021. For this year, all provinces from all over the country implements the Step 1 Registration process following the 32 provinces who took part in the Pilot Registration last year. The Step 1 Registration involves house-to-house visit and collection of demographic data using tablet device of all household members in identified barangays.
In Leyte, a total of 13 hired Field Supervisors and 57 Data Collectors were trained last 15-16 January 2021 to conduct the Step 1 Registration. The enumeration for the Step 1 will run from 18 January 2021 until 31 March 2021 with a total target of 215,460 individuals from 43 cities and municipalities including Tacloban City. The identification of barangays were based on the number of low-income household and internet connectivity considering the possibil