The government has released 200,000 national ID cards to Filipinos, the Philippine Statistics Authority said yesterday.
Deputy National Statistician Rosalinda Bautista said another 200,000 cards are ready for delivery,
Bautistia said some 35 million Filipinos have already completed Step 1 of the registration process, which is done through house-to-house collection and through the PSA’s PhilSys website.
Twelve million Filipinos have completed Step 2 or the collection of biometric information, she added.
Step 3 is the delivery of the physical ID card and unique PhilSys number (PSN).
Bautista reminded citizens who have already received their national IDs not to post photos of the cards on social media.
“You should not expose your PhilSys number and control number, which is unique for every cardholder,” she said.
She also warned against individuals who offer to facilitate registration to the national ID system for a fee.