More than eight million Filipinos are now holders of the Philippine Identification cards, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).announced on Wednesday.
In a statement, PSA Assistant Secretary Rosalinda Bautista said a total of 8,176,454 cards have been sent out across the country to individuals who had registered for the PhilSys program.
Bautista said the delivery covered 24.2 percent of this year’s 33.8- million target.
“We, at PSA, together with the Philippine Postal Corporation and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), are doing our best to accommodate millions of Filipinos who have successfully registered for PhilSys Step 1 and Step 2,” Bautista said.
The agency reminded registrants who have received their PhilIDs and the accompanying letter containing their PhilSys Number (PSN) to refrain from posting the documents on social media to protect their personal information.
Meanwhile, those still waiting for their cards were encouraged to keep their transaction slip which, along with a valid ID, has to be presented to the Philippine Postal Corporation personnel delivering their PhilID card and PSN letter.
Moreover, the PSA is set to launch a mobile version of the PhilID as a digital alternative to the physical PhilID card to maximize the use of the PhilSys in online transactions. Willie Casas