DAVAO CITY – The pre-registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) or National ID in the Davao Region continues, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Region 11 said.
“The pre-registration operations are currently ongoing. As to the figures we are unauthorized yet to provide,” PSA-11 announced on its Facebook page on Feb 12.
Step 1 or the pre-registration started in November 2020 in the region and the rest of the country.
Though some provinces already proceeded with the Step 2 registration slowly, other areas including Davao Region continued with Step 1 as various factors have caused delay in the process including stringent health protocols and restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019.
PSA-11 said while Step 2 of the registration process has not yet started in Davao Region, it assured that it will make the necessary announcement and advisory in its website.
“For now, Step 2 is still slowly starting in other provinces in the Philippines. This is to make sure and test the system so that the information obtained from the registrant will be secured,” PSA-11 said.
PSA-11 added that the PSA Central Office will build fixed mobile registration centers in selected areas in the Philippines to register individuals for Step 2.
The central office, it said, has created a system for online registration.
For those who have completed Step 1, PSA-11 advised them to keep their active contact numbers and email addresses so they are informed about the schedule of the Step 2 registration.
“Step 1 na’ko diri sa Davao city, ready for Step 2 ky naa nko pre -registration slip. Na mi sched hope mgsugod na Step 2 para makuha na nako akong ID kay importante kaau ng naay national ID (I finished Step 1 here in Davao City. I’m ready for Step 2 because I already have a pre-registration slip. I was given a schedule. I hope Step 2 will start already so I can get my ID because it is so important if you have a national ID),” said Ed Espinosa of Davao City in a Facebook post.
Another resident, Zy Ninia Tormon, expressed eagerness to complete the registration for the National ID.
“Na-register nami sa first step, sched namo atung Dec. 7 then nakadawat mig text na wait for another date kay cancel tong first gihatag, nagahulat mi tawagan kay gusto nami makakuha ug national ID, hope matawagan nami sa PSA (We already registered for the first step. We were given a schedule on December 7 but we received a text to wait for another date because the first schedule was canceled, we are waiting for the call because we want to get a national ID hope PSA will already call us),” Tormon said.
Signed into law by President Rodrigo R. Duterte in August 2018, Republic Act 11055, or the Philippine Identification System Act, aims to establish a single national ID for all Filipinos and resident aliens.
The national ID shall be a valid proof of identity that shall be a means of simplifying public and private transactions, enrollment in schools, and the 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. (PNA)
