More than 10 million Filipinos have received their Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards nationwide, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported in a statement yesterday.
Specifically, the PSA said 10,548,906 cards have been delivered as of April 30, 2022. These make up 33.7 percent of PSA’s target this year.
“PSA recognizes this milestone as an outcome of our collective efforts with partner agencies and the field offices involved in producing and delivering PhilID cards to our registrants nationwide,” Dennis Mapa, national statistician, said.
“We are determined to continue to put forth initiatives that will accelerate Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) operations across all sectors,” he added.
Step 3 of PhilSys registration involves the delivery of PhilID cards to registrants in collaboration with the Philippine Postal Corp. The PSA has also tapped field offices to assist in delivering PhilIDs to registrants located in remote areas nationwide.
Meanwhile, the authenticity of a PhilID card and the information contained in its QR code can now be verified through PhilSys Check. Part of the digital initiatives of PhilSys, the recently launched website enables relying parties to easily conduct identity verification among PhilID cardholders.
The PSA is also working on the PhilSys mobile application, which is the digital version of the PhilID that can be used in public and private transactions ahead of the physical ID card.
The PSA has also partnered with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to ensure the inclusion of indigenous communities in the PhilSys.
The PSA entered into a memorandum of agreement with the NCIP as part of its efforts to make the PhilSys registration easily accessible to indigenous communities through mobile registration sites.
“Since its inception, PhilSys has aimed to establish a sustainable and inclusive identification system for all Filipinos, most especially for the vulnerable sectors of society,” Mapa said.
“We extend our utmost appreciation to NCIP for their support to PhilSys and their commitment to uplifting indigenous communities nationwide,” he added. – Angela Celis
