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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - Almost 1.8 million residents in Central Luzon have received their ePhilIDs or the electronic printable version of the Philippine Identification System ID, commonly known as the national ID as of January this year. In a statement on Monday, the Philippine Statistics Authority-Regional Statistical Services 3 (PSA-RSSO3) said a total of 1,771,572 ePhilIDs were issued to registered persons last month, exceeding by 7.3 percent the region's first quarter target of 1,651,500. Arlene Divino, regional director of the PSA-RSSO3, said this achievement is the result of combined efforts and strategies of the PSA provincial offices registration team including house-to-house visits and coordination with schools, private institutions and local government units. She assured the registrants that the ePhilID will be recognized and accepted by both government and public establishments. Meanwhile, Divino encouraged other residents of the region to register with PhilSys,
Philippine Registry Office Assistant National Statistician Emily Pagador and Chief Statistical Specialist Luis Gonzales (9th and 10th from left), with the
(Courtesy of the Philippine Statistics Authority) MANILA - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will release three types of physical national identification or PhilID cards - in print, downloadable, and mobile formats. The PSA, in a statement Wednesday, said it is eyeing the delivery of 30 million physical cards and the establishment of 20 million digital national IDs this year. It also plans to pilot test the printable version of the digital PhilIDs by October and will launch the mobile version by the end of the year. The digital PhilID will have similar validity functions as physical PhilID cards, which are now being distributed by the PSA's official courier partner, the Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost). The PSA noted that the printable digital ID format would likewise contain security features, such as those in physical cards. It also has a unique digital signature, embedded in a quick response (QR) code for safe authentication, which can be validated through the PhilSys c