NATIONAL ID. The Philippine Statistics Authority is urging Filipinos to register in the Philippine Identification System. As of July 14 this year, over 80 million Filipinos have already registered with PhilSys. (PNA file photo)
MANILA – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) expressed support to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s commitment to fast-track the digital transformation in government services by implementing the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys).
In a statement on Monday, PSA Undersecretary and National Statistician Claire Dennis Mapa said the PSA is doubling its efforts to make sure that no Filipino is left behind as the country undergoes continuous digital transformation.
"We will ensure that every Filipino shall be part of the Makabagong Pilipinas through the PhilSys. It is our hope that our kababayans will take part in this digital transformation. We encourage our countrymen to register in PhilSys and be part of the Bagong Pilipinas," he said.
Data from PSA showed that as of July 14, over 80 million already registered to PhilSys with 35,156,030 PhilIDs and 38,874,524 printed ePhilIDs have also been successfully issued.
Mapa called for the support of government agencies in integrating the PhilSys into their services, especially the acceptance of the PhilID and the ePhilID.
"The PSA continues to work with government agencies for the use cases and acceptance of the PhilID and ePhilID. We look forward to working with more government agencies and private institutions that will champion easier and faster transactions by accepting the PhilID and ePhilID," he said.
The PSA and the Social Security System recently signed a memorandum of understanding for the adoption of PhilSys in social security services and transactions.
Government agencies also released their respective issuances supporting ePhilID acceptance, among which are the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Foreign Affairs, and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
The PSA said it is working with the DSWD for the use of PhilSys registry for reliable identity verification for its social protection programs.
These include the use of the PhilSys registry for the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan, and in piloting the Open Government-to-Person (OpenG2P) for its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. (PNA)
