As a foundational digital ID system, it will transform how services are delivered and accessed in the country and accelerate the transition to a digital economy.
As of October 31, data obtained from PSA indicated that around 74.6 million Filipinos have already registered in PhilSys Step 2 that involves biometric capture and validation of supporting documents.
PSA Assistant National Statistician Emily Pagador said they were given a target by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to generate 50 million more of PhilIDs – 30 million physical and 20 million digital PhilIDs - by the end of this year.
Pagador said the digital ID or the printed ePhilID are issued in PhilSys registration centers as part of its proactive strategies for the implementation of the PhilSys. As of November 4, some 1.2 million ePhilID were already printed.
Soon PSA, according to Pagador, will also launch the mobile ID which can be downloaded on phones and will have the same bearing in benefits with physical and printed ePhilID.
Pagador joined the PhilSys Information and Education Campaign Western Visayas leg in the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod City.
Among the resource persons during the one-day event are Mitz Ann Montanez, Abigail Ling and Richeal Chua from the PhilSys Registry Office. (JBG/laf/PIA6-Iloilo)