Philippine National ID registration starts today, October 12

PSA Assistant Secretary Rose Bautista made the announcement at a televised briefing, saying heads of low-income households from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Listahanan program were the initial targets of the pre-registration.

“Starting Oct. 12, merong mga magbabahay-bahay sa 32 provinces para ipre-register o yung first step na tinatawag at dito kukunin yung impormasyon na kakailanganin para pagpunta sa registration center, biometrics na ang kukunin,” she said.

The target only represents less than a tenth of the 108 million Filipinos the system aims to enroll by end-2022. On Friday, officials from the Philippine Statistics Authority led the launching of the Philippine Identification System that targets to provide a single and all-purpose ID for government and business transactions.

Mandated under Republic Act 11055 enacted in 2018, the national ID program aims to replace over 46 different government IDs such as that from pension funds and provide convenience to the transacting public. Over time, the Department of Information and Communications Technology foresees the ID as a tool to open bank accounts and to digitally transact as a cashless payment system.

The ID will contain the Philippine Identification System number, full name, facial image, sex, date of birth, blood type, and address of the person.

PSA Philippine Identification System posted this update on their official Facebook page:

Alamin ang listahan ng mga probinsya kung saan piling mga munisipalidad at siyudad ang lalahok para sa pagsisimula ng implementasyon ng Step 1 Registration ng PhilSys!
Magsisimula na sa darating na Lunes, 12 October 2020 ang Step 1 Registration para sa mga identified low-income household heads. Aming ipinapaalala sa publiko na patuloy na sumunod sa mga health and safety protocols gaya ng pagpapanatili ng physical distancing at pagsuot ng face mask at face shield.
Ang buong detalye ay nasa sa link na ito: https://psa.gov.ph/content/step-1-philsys-registration-start-12-october-32-provinces
Para sa karagdagang mga kaalaman tungkol sa PhilSys, i-like ang aming Facebook page o magtungo sa PhilSys website, www.psa.gov.ph/philsys