Real-time identity verification will also help reduce duplication and streamline access to benefits, the government says.

Over 800,000 residents in the Philippines have reportedly signed up with the nation’s Identification System (PhilSys) through digital or online registration. This, according to data from the ...

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines signed the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Act of 2018 into law Monday, creating its first national identification system, which will be issued ...

Finance Secretary (in the Philippines) Benjamin Diokno recently noted that the government will be focused on accelerating the rollout of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys ID) in order to ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A stricter verification process will take effect this April as the Department of Social Welfare and ...

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna (PIA) — More than 13.7 million Filipinos in Calabarzon have registered under the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) ...

At least two Catholic bishops have expressed support for the implementation of a national identification system in the Philippines despite warnings from activists that it is prone to abuse. Bishop ...

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte (PIA) — The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) formalized the integration of the National ID Authentication Service (NIDAS) ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government is urged to expedite the rollout of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) as its use is seen to improve the government’s delivery of social assistance.

Social protection helps the poor and vulnerable in a country, especially in times of crises and shocks that may threaten the well-being of families. When COVID-19 hit and quarantines began, the ...

CEBU, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 (DSWD-7), in partnership with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), continues the registration of Pantawid ...