A bill seeking the establishment of a national identification system may soon be passed into law.
Congress will convene a Bicameral Conference Committee to reconcile the versions of the bill “after the resumption of our regular session on May 15,” said Lacson.
“Malacañang and the different agencies under the executive branch such as DBM (Department of Budget and Management), NEDA (National Economic and Development Authority), DOF (Department of Finance), to name a few, are four-square behind the measure,” he said.
The proposed Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Act will put in place a foundational ID system, which includes the PhilSys number (PSN), PhilID and PhilSys Registry.
The PhilSys number is a randomly generated identification number for each individual to be incorporated in all identification systems of government agencies.
The PhilID, on the other hand, is a nontransferable card with the PSN, full name, facial image, date of birth, address, and fingerprints of the bearer.
In March Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said he believes President Rodrigo Duterte would sign the measure into law.
“In the last Cabinet meeting, there was an overwhelming consensus for the need for the national ID system,” he said. “And there’s already a budget allotted in the 2018 budget for the national ID.”
Lacson does not see any reason for the measure to not be passed soon.
“I will say with certainty that it will be enacted into law before the impeachment complaint is transmitted to the Senate, if it comes to that,” he said, referring to the impeachment complaint lodged against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno./PN
Congress will convene a Bicameral Conference Committee to reconcile the versions of the bill “after the resumption of our regular session on May 15,” said Lacson.
“Malacañang and the different agencies under the executive branch such as DBM (Department of Budget and Management), NEDA (National Economic and Development Authority), DOF (Department of Finance), to name a few, are four-square behind the measure,” he said.
The proposed Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Act will put in place a foundational ID system, which includes the PhilSys number (PSN), PhilID and PhilSys Registry.
The PhilSys number is a randomly generated identification number for each individual to be incorporated in all identification systems of government agencies.
The PhilID, on the other hand, is a nontransferable card with the PSN, full name, facial image, date of birth, address, and fingerprints of the bearer.
In March Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said he believes President Rodrigo Duterte would sign the measure into law.
“In the last Cabinet meeting, there was an overwhelming consensus for the need for the national ID system,” he said. “And there’s already a budget allotted in the 2018 budget for the national ID.”
Lacson does not see any reason for the measure to not be passed soon.
“I will say with certainty that it will be enacted into law before the impeachment complaint is transmitted to the Senate, if it comes to that,” he said, referring to the impeachment complaint lodged against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno./PN
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