(File photo) MANILA - Malacanang has directed all government agencies, offices, instrumentalities, as well as local government units (LGUs) to prepare for the implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) and its integration into government processes, databases, systems, and services. Memorandum Circular No. 95, signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Monday, recognizes the "urgent need" to direct the whole-of-government to undertake preparatory steps to ensure that the PhilSys and its key components are properly integrated in the processes, databases, systems and services of all government agencies, to facilitate interconnectivity, make transacting with the government convenient and cost-efficient for the benefit of the general public, and ensure the effective implementation of RA No. 11055 or the "Philippine Identification System Act." "All government agencies, instrumentalities, departments, bureaus, offices, LGUs, GOCCs (gover
(Screengrab from PSA video) MANILA - Refusal to accept, acknowledge and/or recognize Philippine Identification (PhilID) or national ID is punishable by the law. In a statement Wednesday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the penal provision of Section 19 of Republic Act 11055 states that "any person or entity who without just and sufficient cause, shall refuse to accept, acknowledge and/or recognize the PhilID or PSN, subject to authentication, as the only official identification of the holder/possessor" will be fined amounting to PHP500,000. Those who will unlawfully use the PhilID or PSN (PhilSys Number) will be punished with imprisonment of "not less than six months but more than two years" or will be fined amounting to at least PHP50,000 or up to PHP500,000 or both, at the discretion of the court. If the offender is found guilty of submitting false information during the application, renewal, or updating PhilSys information will be penalized with 3
(Image courtesy of PSA) MANILA-The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) will launch the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) ambassadors on Monday (Oct. 25). The country's Pop icon Sarah Geronimo-Guidicelli and husband Matteo Guidicelli are tapped to promote the PhilSys advocacies including its official jingle dubbed "#IDNatin 'to!", which will also be released to the public on Monday. Filipinos who wish to acquire their own Philippine Identification (PhilID) or the national ID are urged to sign up for free via https://register.philsys.gov.ph/. Step 1 involves the collection of demographic information such as full name, gender, date, and place of birth, blood type, and address. The PSA reminded those who have completed Step 1 registration through a house-to-house collection of the demographic profile will no longer need to proceed and register online to avoid issues on the registration process. Once done in Step 1, the validation of supporting documents and th
(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is currently working on the development of a mobile version of the Philippine Identification (PhilID) or the national ID, PSA Undersecretary Rosalinda Bautista announced on Thursday. Bautista said the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) team is targeting to launch the mobile PhilID early next year. She said any PhilSys registrant may avail of the mobile PhilID by linking the generated 12-digit PhilSys Number (PSN) to the mobile ID version, which is expected to operate the following year. The PSN can be acquired after the completion of three Steps of the PhilSys registration process. Step 1 involves the collection of demographic information such as full name, gender, date, and place of birth, blood type, and address that can be accessed via portal https://register.philsys.gov.ph. The validation of supporting documents and the capture of biometric information will be done in Step 2. Step 3 will be the delivery of Ph
(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is currently working on the development of a mobile version of the Philippine Identification (PhilID) or the national ID, PSA Undersecretary Rosalinda Bautista announced on Wednesday. Bautista said the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) team is targeting to launch the mobile PhilID early next year. She said any PhilSys registrant may avail of the mobile PhilID by linking the generated 12-digit PhilSys Number (PSN) to the mobile ID version, which is expected to operate the following year. The PSN can be acquired after the completion of three Steps of the PhilSys registration process. Step 1 involves the collection of demographic information such as full name, gender, date, and place of birth, blood type, and address that can be accessed via portal https://register.philsys.gov.ph. The validation of supporting documents and the capture of biometric information will be done in Step 2. Step 3 will be the delivery of P