Over 10 million Filipinos have received PhilID cards —PSA

Over 10 million Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards have been delivered nationwide, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday.

PSA Undersecretary Dennis Mapa, National Statistician and Civil Registrar General, said that 10,548,906 cards or 33.7 percent of this year’s target were distributed as of April 30.

“PSA recognizes this milestone as an outcome of our collective efforts with partner agencies and the field offices involved in producing and delivering PhilID cards to our registrants nationwide,” Mapa said in a statement.

“We are determined to continue to put forth initiatives that will accelerate PhilSys operations across all sectors,” he added.

According to the PSA, the third step of PhilSys registration involves the delivery of PhilID cards to registrants in collaboration with the Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office).

The agency said that it has also tapped field offices to assist in delivering PhilIDs to registrants located in remote areas nationwide.

Meanwhile, the authenticity of a PhilID card and the information contained in its QR code can now be verified through the recently launched PhilSys Check.

Moreover, the PSA said that it is also working on the PhilSys mobile application, which is the digital version of the PhilID that can be used in public and private transactions ahead of the physical ID card.

“We anticipate for more Filipinos to receive their PhilIDs. Simultaneously, PSA will continue to bring forward PhilSys services to make government and private services easily and conveniently accessible to the public,” Assistant Secretary Rosalinda Bautista, Deputy National Statistician of the PhilSys Registry Office, said. — Mel Matthew Doctor/BM, GMA News