The Philippines was just one of the few countries that didn’t have a national ID system before the President Duterte signed the Philippine Identification System Act (Republic Act 11055) into law by in 2018. And while the country’s national ID system hasn’t fully materialized yet, the government has been encouraging citizens to enroll since the registration is already open to the public. If you’re planning to apply for a national ID, this article will give you a quick walkthrough of the national ID registration process and some important things you should know. What is PhilSys? The Philippine Identification System...

  Talking about the relevance of Philippine National ID, a lot of Filipinos are still curious about it. Primarily, questions like “what is its difference from other government issued IDs?” or “why should I get a Philippine National ID?” To answer these questions, here are the reasons, perks and usage of having a Philippine National ID: 1. Application for services and benefits offered by SSS, Philhealth, GSIS, PAG-IBIG and other government agencies. 2. Can be used for tax related transactions. 3. Registration and voting identification purposes. 4. Can be used for admission in private or public school, colleges and universities....

  Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in partnership with Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ensures that the security features of Philippine Identification Card (PhilID) is able to protect citizen’s information against identification or counterfeiting theft.   It is designed to covert and overt physical and digital security elements. Moreover, it has QR code with selected demographic information for digital transactions and offline verification of identity purposes. PSA said that, “PhilID will soon roll out a website and offline mechanisms to enable relying parties such as government agencies and financial service providers to verify, using public-private key cryptography, the digital signature in...