The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has announced that it has hit another milestone in issuing the PhilID and the ePhilID, as it has issued more than 65 million of the printed and downloadable versions combined.
In a statement, the PSA said out of the 65-million figure, 31.2 million are PhilIDs delivered as of May 19, while 33.8 million are ePhilIDs issued as of May 20.
“In less than a month, more than five million registered persons are included in the growing number of Filipinos with PhilIDs and ePhilIDs and may now enjoy the benefits of being registered to the Philippine Identification System,” Claire Dennis Mapa, PSA undersecretary, said.
The PSA said it continues to work closely with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for card production and printing and the Philippine Postal Corp. for PhilID delivery.
PSA field offices are on the frontlines for ePhilID issuance at registration centers and its house-to-house and plaza-type distribution nationwide.
PhilSys-registered persons are encouraged to visit https://appt.philsys.gov.ph to check if they can claim their ePhilIDs.
Registered persons who have received an official text message from the PSA may also download a PDF copy of the ePhilID on their mobile devices.
With the increasing number of PhilIDs issued, the PSA has also started reaching out to registered persons whose front-facing photo in their PhilID were peeled off for its replacement. – Angela Celis
