QUEZON CITY, (PIA) --The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is closely coordinating with the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) regarding the PhilIDs that may have been affected by the fire at the Manila Central Post Office on Monday, May 22, 2023.

Based on the initial information provided by the PHLPost, only PhilIDs for delivery in the City of Manila were affected by the fire.

The PSA is working with the PHLPost to determine the number of PhilIDs affected.

“We also wish to clarify that PhilIDs for delivery of the PHLPost are sorted and stored at the PHLPost Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) in Pasay City and were unaffected by the fire,” Usec. Calire Dennis Mapa, National Statistician.and Civil Registrar General, in a statement said.

“We assure the public that the PhilIDs affected by the fire shall be replaced by the PSA at no additional cost to concerned registered persons, following protocols set by the PSA for such scenarios,”mapa added. (psa/pia-ncr)