PSA-7: Report to us if PhilSys ID not accepted

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Statistics Authority in Central Visayas (PSA-7) urged Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) ID holders to report to the agency if some entities do not accept their IDs. PSA-7 chief administrative officer of …

PhilSys ID registration now open for kids under 4 years old

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Children up to four years old can now sign up for their Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) ID, according to an official from the Philippine Statistics Authority in Central Visayas (PSA-7). Edwina Carriaga, the chief…

National ID: 41 million Filipinos may have to wait until 2024 to get cards

09/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The national ID of more than 41 million Filipinos may be delivered by next year yet the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) told senators on Monday. National Statistician Dennis Mapa, who is also civil registrar…

PSA-7 conducts house-to-house visit to encourage more people to secure PhilSys IDs

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Statistics Authority in Central Visayas (PSA-7) has started the conduct of house-to-house visit to encourage more people to apply for the issuance of a national ID. They also do “mobile registration”…

Probe of delayed national IDs pushed

Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/04/2023

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III is calling for a Senate blue ribbon investigation of the prolonged delay in the issuance of the national identification cards (ID), saying this could be a telltale sign of wrongdoing within…

Marcos Jr. taps private sector to digitize national ID system

Daphne Galvez 01/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is asking the private sector to help the government digitize the national ID system. According to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), Marcos appealed during his meeting with the Private…

PSA cites cases of ‘close matches’ in delayed nat’l ID issuance

Maila Ager 11/17/2022

MANILA, Philippines —Delays in issuing national ID cards have been blamed on measures adopted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to protect the authenticity of registrants’ information. According to the PSA, instances exist where its personnel has…

Postal exec says 14 million national IDs delivered

Julie Aurelio 07/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Amid complaints over the delayed release of national IDs, the Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) on Monday sought to assure the public that it is doing its part by promptly delivering the cards in its possession. Postmaster…

Don’t like your national ID pic? You can change it by yearend, says PSA

Ben O. de Vera 06/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines—Hazy photos and typos printed on newly delivered national IDs have gone viral on social media, prompting the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to give those who wanted these corrected before yearend to do so and get…

PSA opens third nat’l ID registration site in Mandaue

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/16/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has opened its third PhilSys ID site in Mandaue City on Friday, July 16, 2021, on the second floor of Pacific Mall in Barangay Ibabao-Estancia. The PSA’s other…

PSA website crashes due to surge in nat’l ID applicants

Ben O. de Vera 05/01/2021

A surge in applicants overwhelmed the dedicated portal during the first day of online registration for the national ID. “We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the downtime of the pilot launch of the PhilSys (Philippine Identification…

Typhoons reset implementation of national ID

Futch Anthony Inso 11/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-7 has temporarily postponed the implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). PSA-7 regional director Engr. Ariel Florendo said that they are supposed to start the registration for the…

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