MANILA, Apr. 14 The Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) or the national ID program is instrumental for the country’s human capital development amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
“The Philippine government is looking forward to implementing three use cases for PhilSys in the immediate term: first, ensuring efficient and effective distribution of emergency subsidies; second, strengthening financial inclusion; third, facilitating efficient vaccine distribution for the general population,” Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said during the Human Capital Ministerial Conclave organized by the World Bank on April 5, 2021.
Speaking among fellow finance and planning ministers of countries participating in the global Human Capital Project, the NEDA chief highlighted that the Philippines has a history of turning crisis into opportunity to do long-standing reforms.