Over 60 million Filipinos have completed the Step 2 Registration of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday.
As of March 16, 2022, 60,483,095 Filipinos have been onboarded to the PhilSys Step 2 Registration, which involves capturing biometric information such as fingerprints, iris and front-facing photographs at registration centers, the PSA said.
Dennis Mapa, national statistician and civil registrar general, is hopeful that with the current adjustments made with community quarantine restrictions, more Filipinos will be able to register to PhilSys and meet this year’s target on time.
“Despite the previous challenges posed by COVID-19 during the early implementation of the PhilSys program, the PSA achieved its targets successfully. We thank our partners and the millions of Filipinos for their cooperation despite the limitations brought about by the pandemic. With their continued support, the PSA is confident that we will be able to register more Filipinos in the next months,” said Mapa, PSA undersecretary.
The PSA said registration centers nationwide continue to operate in compliance with the protocols of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and guidance from their respective local government units.
Amid the changes in quarantine restrictions, registrants are still required to observe safety protocols such as physical distancing, wearing of face masks and regular sanitation.
Meanwhile, Malacañang recently released a memorandum circular directing all government establishments to prepare for PhilSys integration into their processes and services.
Moreover, in a separate executive order, all government agencies and private establishments are mandated to accept the Philippine identification card and PhilSys number as sufficient proof of identity and age for various transactions. – Angela Celis
