National ID law: Here's the law, plus quick summary

The Philippine Identification System will record every instance you use your national ID or number in a transaction, aside from any modification of personal information

Two days after President Rodrigo Duterte signed it, Republic Act No 11055 or the Philippine Identification System Act has been released to the public.

Here's a quick summary of its salient points:

What is the Philippine Identification System or PhilSys? It's a system that centralizes all personal information of Filipino citizens and resident aliens and generates a Philippine ID (PhilID) and PhilSys Number (PSN) that will be used to authenticate their identity in all government and private sector transactions. This includes applications for drivers' license, passport, tax-related transactions, voters' registration, application to schools, and bank transactions.

How does that affect lives of Filipinos, resident aliens? This means there will be no need to provide government offices or private establishments with multiple IDs (license, passport, TIN ID, etc) just to prove your identity. Providing your PhilID or PSN will be deemed as sufficient proof of identity, subject to verification.

How do I enter the system? One year from the effectivity of this law, citizens and resident aliens can register in person with any of the offices below. Registration is not mandatory. To speed up processing, you can provide a birth certificate (for citizens) or proof of residence (for resident aliens).

• PSA Regional and Provincial Offices
• Local Civil Registry Offices
• Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)
• Social Security System (SSS)
• Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)
• Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF)
• Commission on Elections (Comelec)
• Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost)

Other government-owned and controlled corporations assigned by the Philippine Statistics Authority
What if I live abroad? Register with the Philippine embassy in your area or any registeration center designated by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

What type of information will I be asked to provide?

• Full name
• Sex
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Blood type
• Address
• Whether you are a Filipino or resident alien
• Front facing photograph
• Full set of fingerprints
• Iris scan

Other identifiable features as may be determined by the law's implementing rules and regulations
Optional information: marital status, mobile number, e-mail address

Will my personal information, data be secure? The law imposes penalties of fines or imprisonment for any person who illegally discloses any PhilSys information or uses it for unauthorized purposes. Personal data may only be disclosed to enforcement or security agencies in the interest of public safety and only upon court order. In such a case, the owner of the information must be notified within 72 hours of the disclosure.

Who's in charge? The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is the government agency tasked with implementing the law with the technical assistance of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). A council composed of officials from the National Economic and Development Authority, budget department, finance department, foreign affairs department, and more will create the policies.

Something to note: It's important to point out that the PhilSys will also record every instance you use your PhilID or PSN in a transaction, aside from any modification of personal information. Privacy experts have said this could lead to "dataveillance" or a comprehensive surveillance system that tracks a person's activities over an extended period.

https://www.rappler.com/nation/209083-national-id-law-summary

National ID System Law

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, August 6, signed Republic Act 11055 or the Philippine Identification System Act.

The law, a copy of which was released by Malacañang on Wednesday, seeks to harmonize, integrate, and interconnect the countless and redundant government IDs by establishing a single national identification system to be known as the Philippine Identification System or PhilSys.

The Phil-ID will contain information such as the PhilSys number, full name, facial image, sex, date of birth, blood type, and address.

Duterte allayed public fears regarding privacy and security, noting that the information included in the Phil-ID will be similar to the information already in the possession of the Philippine Statistics Authority, Government Service Insurance System, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG Fund, and the Commission on Elections.

He also said the PSA “will work closely” with the National Privacy Commission, the Department of Information and Communications Technology, and the multi-agency PhilSystem Policy and Coordination Council to address all concerns pertaining to privacy and security.

“There is therefore no basis at all for the apprehensions about the Phil-ID, unless of course that fear is based on anything that borders to illegal. If at all, the Phil-ID will even aid in our drive against the social menaces of poverty, corruption, and criminal issues, as well as terrorism and violent extremism,” Duterte said in his speech during the signing ceremony in the presidential palace.

An initial funding of P2 billion has been earmarked for the implementation of the national ID system under the 2018 national budget.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/663375/national-id-system-law/story/

Bishop Presto takes helm of San Fernando diocese

A special ceremony took place in San Fernando City on Aug. 2 to officially install the man Pope Francis selected to lead the Catholics throughout La Union province.

Most. Rev. Daniel Presto became the sixth bishop of the Diocese of San Fernando, having been appointed to the position by the Pope on May 9.

About a dozen other bishops and more than a hundred priests and religious attended the solemn ceremony held at St. William Cathedral.

The diocese serves roughly around 703,480 Catholics in 28 parishes, or about 86 percent of the province’s total population.

Presto had served as the administrator of the diocese of Iba for around three years, and at 55, is now among the 20 youngest Filipino bishops. He succeeds Bishop Rodolfo Beltran who died in office last year.

Born in 1963, Presto was ordained a priest for Iba diocese in 1990 and earned his mater’s in education from the De La Salle University in Manila.

Prior to becoming a bishop, he served different parishes and as director of the Saint Augustine School of Iba and president of the Magsaysay Memorial College of San Narciso.

“Bishop Presto is here… for only one reason: God sent him here. La Union is God’s will for him,” said Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan in his homily.

Presto then asked the faithful to support him in his huge responsibility with their prayers not only during difficult situations, “but even in good times”.

“We pray for one another. I ask you dear parishioners to pray for us priests and religious,” he said. “Pray that we become holy priests and religious in the same way we shall pray for you always.”

The new bishop also said that he will be a collaborative worker with diocesan personnel, government leaders and all those with responsibility in the diocese.

http://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/bishop-presto-takes-helm-of-san-fernando-diocese/

ABS-CBN-2 Schedule

Weekdays

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• 2:15 pm – Drama
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• 6:30 pm – TV Patrol (60-minute Filipino tabloid news program anchored by Ted Failon, Zen Hernandez, Bernadette Sembrano and Noli de Castro, alternate anchors are Julius Babao, Alvin Elchico, Jorge Carino and Henry Omaga-Diaz, with segment anchors Dyan Castillejo in Dyan Fit, Jeff Canoy in Red Alert, Gretchen Fullido in Star News)
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• 9:15 pm – Reality Show
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• 1 am – The Weekend News
• 1:15 am – Urban Zone
• 1:45 to 3:55 am – O Shopping

Palace on Duterte’s tirades vs ABS-CBN: He values press freedom

Malacañang on Tuesday stressed President Rodrigo Duterte values press freedom despite his tirades against several media outfits, including ABS-CBN.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte, having been in politics for a long time, knows that media is “an indispensable institution” in a democracy.

“Ang aking posisyon dyan, same way with how I deal with any media company, we have to work with them,” Roque said in a forum in Quezon City when asked to weigh in on the President’s tirades against ABS-CBN.

“In a democracy, media and the free press are there as indispensable parts,” he added.

Duterte on Friday vowed to “never intervene” in ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal but said he will not hand it to the network if he had his way.

“Now ABS-CBN, ’yang franchise nila is due for renewal. Sige padala emissary para kausapin ako. Pinaalis na nila si Gabby kasi nothing will happen,” Duterte said in a speech during the opening of a drug rehabilitation facility in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

“I will not talk to you, but I will also never intervene. Pero if I had my way I will not give it back to you,” he added.

Duterte has lashed out at ABS-CBN for supposedly not airing a political advertisement which he had already paid for.

But Roque believes Duterte acknowledges that ABS-CBN was once an indispensable part of his career as a politician, as he once had his own television show in the network’s local TV station in Davao, titled “Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa.”

“Sa ABS-CBN, nagalit lang siya kasi parang nagpa-advertise siya at hindi in-air,” Roque said.

“Nine years siyang nagkaroon ng show sa ABS-CBN Davao and of course that was indispensable in his political career as well.”

Ie-extend pa rin ng Congress yan, unless talagang ilakad ni Duterte yan. And let's see if ang Pangulo pa rin siya by the time na i-deliberate ang franchise extension sa Congress.

PNP, AFP: National ID system will unmask terrorists, criminals

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) welcomed on Tuesday the signing of the national identification system by President Duterte, saying it will help in the campaign against criminals and beef up national security.

Military  Public  Affairs Office chief Col. Noel Detoyato said the new law will unmask criminals and members of lawless groups, thus helping the government identify them, while restricting their movements.

“The national ID is a very important aspect of national security. It removes the insurgents and criminals’ advantage of anonymity,” said Detoyato, noting that it came at a time while the AFP is in the middle of its campaign against the New People’s Army rebels and Moro terrorists.

“It will also restrict their movement and will have an effect on their recruitment and extortion activities,” Detoyato added.

On the other hand, PNP chief Director General Oscar D. Albayalde said the ID system will allow the police to share its crime record with the different agencies of the government.

“With the PhilSys law now in effect, the PNP can look forward to migrating our own National Crime Information System and the National Police Clearance System to a national database for sharing with other government agencies to optimize the operational potential of the entire national ID system,” Albayalde said.

Albayalde said while the National Identification System Act (PhilSys Act) assures access by 106.6 million Filipinos to a wide range of government services and privileges, it would also keep the country at pace with global trends of technology in governance.

“An efficient national ID system offers benefits to practical applications in census, taxation, election registration, banking, travel documentation, social security, social welfare and other transactions with government agencies,” the PNP chief said.

“All these government applications stand to benefit more than the quite limited law enforcement and internal security applications due to privacy and basic rights issues associated with gathering of personal information that need to be observed and upheld,” he added.

Meanwhile, human-rights group Karapatan called the ID system as a “wolf in a sheep’s clothing,” as it feared it could lead to a “wholesale rights violations, primarily of the people’s rights to freedom of movement and privacy, right against surveillance and right to unhampered and nondiscriminatory provision of social services.”

“The national ID system will be an underhanded maneuver to screen and monitor people. This law will be very much prone to abuse, considering that our bureaucracy is already littered with militarists and ex-generals who have proven their contempt for people’s rights,” said Kaparatan Secretary-General Cristina Palabay in a news statement.

“With billions already funneled to intelligence funds, this law will further fast-track government monitoring and even harassment of its citizens,” she added.

Beneficiaries

The National ID system project, estimated to cost taxpayers P25-billion, is seen to benefit over seven million Filipinos with no birth certificates.

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto on Tuesday said “that should be one of the outcomes” of the multibillion-peso project expected to be carried out soon by the Duterte administration.

“If there will be a mass list-up and registration, then perhaps we can use this activity to end the plight of those without birth certificates,” Recto said.

In a news statement, the Senator suggested that “we should use the national ID platform as an opportunity to solve the quandary of those who do not have birth documents.”

https://businessmirror.com.ph/pnp-afp-national-id-system-will-unmask-terrorists-criminals/

Quezon City councilors ask DoH to aid residents vaccinated with Dengvaxia

The 37-member Quezon City council has passed a resolution calling on the Department of Health to grant medical assistance to city residents inoculated with the Dengvaxia vaccine.

City Resolution 7469 stipulated that after the anti-dengue vaccine has been administered to school children, French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur then announced that Dengvaxia could cause severe cases of dengue fever to those who had not been previously infected by the dengue virus.

“The city government with the aid of the Department of Health should extend medical assistance in order to alleviate the plight of the inoculated victims,” the resolution read.

In December 2017, as reported by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, the latest data from the World Health Organization confirmed an “earlier hypothesis” that those inoculated with a dengue vaccine without prior infection could be at a higher risk of contracting more severe forms of the illness.

From April 2016, DoH reported more than 830,000 children have been vaccinated with Dengvaxia.

Meanwhile, Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte backed the enactment into law of the Philippine Identification System Act, saying “innocent citizens have nothing to fear with the national ID system.”

“I’m in favor of the national ID system because I think that it is important that every citizen has proper identification and can be traced. When a citizen has not done anything wrong, there is nothing to fear,” she said.

President Duterte signed the law designed to wipe out corruption and red tape, speed up the delivery of government services and assist law enforcement for public safety, despite concerns the national ID system may pose risks to privacy and data security.

“With this drive of the president to eradicate criminal activity, to eradicate terrorism, and to discipline our police, our regular citizens don’t need to fear that law enforcement agencies will abuse power and do something that’s not good to the citizens,” Belmonte said.

She said the roll-out of the system would be “very timely.”

http://manilastandard.net/lgu/ncr/272439/quezon-city-councilors-ask-doh-to-aid-residents-vaccinated-with-dengvaxia.html

Lorenzana hails passage of nat’l ID law

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday welcomed the enactment of Republic Act No. 11055 or the Philippine System Identification Act.

"Based on our experience, armed conflicts and insurgencies are often rooted in poor governance and delivery of basic services. Having a national ID system in place will help government address the gaps in the identification of citizens entitled to receive government services, thereby making things more convenient for law-abiding Filipinos," Lorenzana said in a statement.

He added that a national ID system is beneficial to a country prone to disasters as the system would improve the distribution of aid to legitimate disaster victims.

"Matters such as this can now be better addressed because of the new law," the defense chief said.

While he welcomed the beneficial effects of the measure on law enforcement operations, Lorenzana assured the public that individual privacy will be respected.

Signed into law by Duterte on Monday, the measure seeks to integrate the various government IDs of all citizens and foreign residents in the country.

The President tasked the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to work closely with the National Privacy Commission, the Department of Information and Communications Technology, and the multi-agency PhilSystem Policy and Coordination Council to address all concerns pertaining to privacy and security.

DND welcomes passage of national ID system law

By Francis Wakefield

The Department of National Defense (DND) Tuesday welcomed the passage of the Philippine System Identification Act, which was signed by the President into law on Monday, August 6, 2018.

In a statement, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said that based on their experience, armed conflicts and insurgencies are often rooted in poor governance and delivery of basic services.

“Having a national ID system in place will help government address the gaps in the identification of citizens entitled to receive government services, thereby making things more convenient for law-abiding Filipinos,” Lorenzana said.

“For example, as a country prone to disasters, the system will allow improved distribution of aide to legitimate disaster victims. Matters such as this can now be better addressed because of the new law,” he added.

Lorenzana said while they welcome the beneficial effects of this law on law enforcement operations, they assure the public that individual privacy will be respected.

Malacañang earlier assured the public that it has nothing to worry about when their personal information is consolidated in one database because there are laws that would protect their data.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the assurance as President Duterte signed the much-anticipated Philippine ID System (PhilSys) in Malacañang Monday afternoon.

Roque, in his Monday press briefing, expressed confidence that the PhilSys would pass the test of constitutionality.

“I would like to assure the people that unlike the national ID bill which was earlier declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court because, in Ople v Executive Secretary, because there were no safeguards to protect the database, this time around, there is a privacy law and in the law itself, it specified that the government has the obligation to promote the data gathered because of the national ID system,” he said.

“That’s why we are confident that this time around it will pass the test of constitutionality,” he added.

According to the Palace official, the signing of the PhilSys forms part of the common legislative agenda of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC).

“As we all know, the President is averse to bureaucratic red tape. Through PhilSys, we hope to improve efficiency and transparency of public services and promote ease of doing business,” he said.

“The Palace is pleased that millions of Filipinos will soon enjoy the benefits of the Philippine Identification System Act,” he added.

Roque also lauded the signing of the PhilSys as it would mean that people would no longer have to present or carry multiple IDs to prove his identity.

“For the ordinary Juan de la Cruz, the signing of this Act means that he will no longer have to present multiple identification cards simply to prove his identity,” he said.

https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/07/dnd-welcomes-passage-of-national-id-system-law/

DND: Nat’l ID system to improve delivery of gov’t services

The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday lauded the signing of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Act, saying that the government could now better deliver its services to the public, especially during natural disasters.

"The Department of National Defense welcomes the passage of the Philippine System Identification Act, which was signed by the President into law yesterday, August 6, 2018," Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said in a statement.

Lorenzana claimed armed conflicts and insurgencies in the past were caused by poor governance and poor delivery of basic services, which the national ID system is expected to address.

"Having a national ID system in place will help government address the gaps in the identification of citizens entitled to receive government services, thereby making things more convenient for law-abiding Filipinos," Lorenzana said.

"For example, as a country prone to disasters, the system will allow improved distribution of aide to legitimate disaster victims. Matters such as this can now be better addressed because of the new law," he added.

The DND also assured the public that "individual privacy will be respected."

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed into law the PhilSys Act to harmonize, integrate, and interconnect the countless and redundant government IDs by establishing a single national identification system,

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. said there is a privacy law that will safeguard the database in the new system.

However, some left leaning groups, including the Makabayan bloc, had raised concerns against the measure, saying the data may be used against opponents of the government. — MDM, GMA News

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/663295/dnd-nat-l-id-system-to-improve-delivery-of-gov-t-services/story/