President Rodrigo Duterte will sign into law today the bill establishing a national ID system for Filipinos.
The proposed measure aims to cut red tape by integrating different government IDs in one card, which shall contain a person’s Philippine Identification System number, full name, sex, blood type, date of birth, place of birth, marital status, address and a front facing photo.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the national ID system will help the government improve the delivery of goods and services to Filipinos and also protect the public from identity theft.
He also allayed the public’s fears that their privacy may be violated.
“This time around there is a privacy law, and in the law itself, the government has obligation to protect data gathered because of the national ID system,” he said.
Congress ratified the national ID bill in May, even as some critics warn that it is a threat to privacy.
President Duterte will sign the national ID system law today in a ceremony at Malacañang's Rizal Hall.
The Philippines is one of the few countries in the world which do not have a national ID system.
The Philippine Statistics Authority will be the implementing agency of the measure.
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General Lisa Grace Bersales said in the months after the signing of the law, the PSA will be conducting a pilot implementation of the system in selected regions.
The pilot test aims to lay down the registration process prior to the full 5-year implementation starting 2019, Bersales said.
http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/18/duterte-to-sign-national-id-law
The proposed measure aims to cut red tape by integrating different government IDs in one card, which shall contain a person’s Philippine Identification System number, full name, sex, blood type, date of birth, place of birth, marital status, address and a front facing photo.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the national ID system will help the government improve the delivery of goods and services to Filipinos and also protect the public from identity theft.
He also allayed the public’s fears that their privacy may be violated.
“This time around there is a privacy law, and in the law itself, the government has obligation to protect data gathered because of the national ID system,” he said.
Congress ratified the national ID bill in May, even as some critics warn that it is a threat to privacy.
President Duterte will sign the national ID system law today in a ceremony at Malacañang's Rizal Hall.
The Philippines is one of the few countries in the world which do not have a national ID system.
The Philippine Statistics Authority will be the implementing agency of the measure.
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General Lisa Grace Bersales said in the months after the signing of the law, the PSA will be conducting a pilot implementation of the system in selected regions.
The pilot test aims to lay down the registration process prior to the full 5-year implementation starting 2019, Bersales said.
http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/18/duterte-to-sign-national-id-law
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