TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority is eyeing to pre-register 626,294 individuals in Leyte province for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys).

 

Targeted for the pre-registration in the province are poor adult individuals as identified by the Department of Social Welfare and Development. 

 

The activity has officially started on Monday, the PSA said in a statement. 

 

Leyte is among the 32 priority provinces in the registration, which is up for completion before the end of the year. 

 

“The first step in the registration process is pre-registration that involves going from house-to-house of pre-identified household heads to get their demographic information and to schedule a date for them to visit the registration center,” PSA Eastern Visayas Regional Director Wilma Perante said. 

 

PSA interviewers will use tablets to gather demographic information such as full name, gender, date of birth, place of birth, address whether Filipino or resident alien, marital status, mobile number, and email address.

 

The second step in the registration process is the biometric capturing of the pre-registered individuals in the registration center, which will start on Nov. 25, 2020, Perante added. 

 

The PSA takes the lead in the conduct of the PhilSys registration, with the support of various government agencies and all local government units. 

 

Those registered with PhilSys will get a Philippine identification card, a government-issued identification card, and proof of identity. 

 

The PhilSys national ID will contain a quick response (QR) code with the owner’s two fingerprint data and a unique 12-digit identification number called the PhilSys number assigned upon birth or registration to the PhilSys.

 

The national ID system seeks to achieve a more efficient distribution of government aid to low-income households, easier and faster access to government services, easier transactions, and applications to anything requiring a government-issued proof of identity. 

 

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed the Philippine Identification System Act, or Republic Act 11055, into law on Aug. 6, 2018, which establishes a single national identification system. (PNA)