WAITING FOR THE CARD. A resident of Eastern Samar province enlists in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) in this undated photo. Only 20 percent of the over 3.3 million residents in Eastern Visayas who have registered for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) have received their printed identification (ID) cards, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday (Aug. 10, 2022).(Photo courtesy of PSA) TACLOBAN CITY - Only 20 percent of the over 3.3 million residents in Eastern Visayas who registered for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) have received their printed identification (ID) cards, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday. The delay in the delivery of ID cards can be attributed to the limited production of physical ID cards in Manila, according to PSA Eastern Visayas Regional Director Wilma Perante. Of the 3,387,864 residents who completed the PhilSys registration process, only 669,149 or 20 percent of them
(File photo) MANILA - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the faster distribution of the national IDs under the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) to enable Filipinos to use it by 2023. This developed after his meeting with National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director-General and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan via teleconferencing on Wednesday. "Sa ating pagpupulong kasama si NEDA Director-General Arsenio Balisacan, tinalakay kung paano mapapabilis ang pag-imprenta at distribusyon ng National ID cards upang magamit na ng ating mga kababayan simula sa unang bahagi ng 2023 (During our meeting with NEDA Director-General Arsenio Balisacan, we discussed how we could speed up the printing and distribution of National ID cards to allow our countrymen to use it on the first half of 2023)," Marcos said in a Facebook post on Thursday. In a Palace press conference, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the seamless implementation of P
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has echoed the call of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for the ramped up implementation of the national identification (ID) card, also known as the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys).
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NATIONAL ID. A Philippine Identification card applicant undergoes the registration process in Barangay Salitran 3, Dasmarinas City, Cavite on March 24, 2022. The project aims to establish a single national ID for Filipinos and resident aliens. (PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) continues its wide-reaching and intensive information and education campaign to achieve an inclusive digital economy under the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) projectduring the Marcos administration. PhilSys aims to establish a single national ID for Filipinos and resident aliens. The national ID shall be a valid proof of identity and a means of simplifying public and private transactions, enrollment in schools, and opening of bank accounts. It will also boost efficiency, especially in dealing with government services where people will only need to present one ID during transactions. Through PhilSys, a secure, digital and interoperable platform, service provi
Former central bank chief and now Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno on Monday, July 4, reiterated his full confidence in his successor, Felipe M. Medalla, in ensuring a pandemic-proof, digitalized and “agile and innovative” banking system that is even closer to the people. “I am confident that w