The Philippine System Identification Act or PhilSys Act (Republic Act 11055), signed into law by Pres. Rodrigo Duterte on August 6, 2018, mandates the government to create a single identification card for all Filipino citizens and foreign residents in the Philippines that will serve as their official national ID.
The intention is to establish a single national identification system for all Filipino citizens and resident aliens of the Philippines for the purpose of promoting seamless and efficient delivery of government service, streamlining bureaucracy, and enhancing administrative governance, among others.
With the Phil ID, any cardholder can now transact with various government agencies such as SSS, GSIS, BIR, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, etc. using just a single ID (replacing current IDs such as UMID, Postal ID, Voter’s ID, etc.).
Here are the latest updates and developments regarding the National ID card as of October 2018:
- The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the primary implementing agency of the PhilSys Law, announced that a “trial” implementation will begin by December 2018, targeting 1 million beneficiaries of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program of the government, who will be the first recipients of the PhilID.
- After the trial run with the UCT beneficiaries, the PSA will roll out a full-blown National ID registration in 2019 targeting 5 million individuals, increasing to 25 million individuals every year from 2020 until 2023.
- There are still no hardware and software providers tapped for implementation, but the PSA plans to conduct public bidding in as early as November 2018.
- A consortium of companies composed of Ayala Corporation, AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation, Aboitiz InfraCapital Incorporated, and Unisys Philippines submitted an unsolicited proposal to design and develop the infrastructure for the PhilID. This is yet to be approved by the government.
- Any Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) branch
- Any Pag-IBIG or Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) branch
- Any Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) branch
- Any Postal office (under PHL Post or Philippine Postal Corporation)
- Any Social Security System (SSS) branch
- Civil Registry Office (LCRO) in each city or municipality
- Commission on Elections (COMELEC) local or provincial office
- Other government agencies or GOCCs as may be assigned by the PSA
- Regional and provincial offices of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
- For OFWs or citizens abroad: any Philippine Embassy or Philippine Foreign Service post, or other registration centers designated by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and PSA
- Original copy of Birth Certificate issued by PSA (formerly NSO), plus one government-issued ID which contains the applicant’s full name, photo, and signature or thumb mark; or
- Valid Philippine passport; or
- Unified Multi-purpose Identification or UMID card issued by SSS or GSIS; or
- Other equivalent documents approved by the PSA
- For Foreign Residents: Alien Certificate of Registration or ACR ID
- Submit a duly accomplished PhilSys Registration Form (Form No. 1) and all documents at a registration center.
- Register your biometric information (front-facing photograph, fingerprints, and iris scan) and demographic information at the registration center.
- If both the biometric and demographic information are found to be uniqe a PhilSys Number (PSN) will be generated. If not, further verification will be needed.
- The ID will be issued once the PSN is given and the application is completed.
Link: PhilsysID
- Demographic Data
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- Full Name
- Gender / Sex
- Date of Birth
- Place of Birth
- Blood Type
- Address
- Citizenship (Filipino or Resident Alien)
- Marital Status (optional)
- Mobile number (optional)
- E-mail address (optional)
- Biometric Information
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- Photograph
- Full set of fingerprints
- Iris scan
- Social welfare and benefits granted by the government
- passports, driver’s license
- tax-related transactions
- admission in schools/government hospitals
- the opening of bank accounts
- registration and voting purposes
- transactions for employment purposes
- cardholder’s criminal records and clearances
