Over 8 million Filipinos receive PhilID cards

Over 8 million Philippine Identification cards have been delivered nationwide, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

In a statement, PSA Assistant Secretary Rosalinda Bautista said 8,176,454 cards were distributed to Filipinos who had successfully registered for PhilSys Step 1 and Step 2.

She said the delivered PhilID cards covered 24.2 percent of this year’s set delivery target of 33.8 million.

“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.

The PSA reminded registrants who have received their PhilIDs and the accompanying letter containing their PhilSys Number (PSN) to refrain from posting it on social media to safeguard their personal information.

Meanwhile, those who are awaiting the delivery of their PhilID are encouraged to keep their transaction slip which, along with a valid ID, will 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 digital transactions. — DVM, GMA News