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Having a good ID system is necessary for achieving sustainable development. Providing a legal identity for all is one of the objectives under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as cited in SDG No. 16, which is to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.” Hence, the establishment of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) with the identification called PhilID, a non-transferrable foundation identity card that shall be issued to citizens and resident aliens living in the Philippines.
To jumpstart the operation in the province of Siquijor, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) here shared during a Pulong-Pulong with the Siquijor Association of Information Disseminators (SAID) that it is constantly coordinating with the local government units of the province in preparation for the PhilSys which is set to start in 2021.