Over a million Filipinos have registered for Step 1 of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) through the online system of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
PSA said that as of Monday, May 17, 2021, around 1.053 million Filipinos registered online for Step 1 of the National ID registration process. Initially, the online registration of the National ID crashed due to the sheer number of Filipinos who accessed the site.
However, National Statistician and Civil Registrar General Claire Dennis S. Mapa earlier said the PSA had made adjustments to the site to allow online registration to continue.
“This is yet another milestone in implementing this national priority program that will usher our country to a digital society. We are grateful for the patience and trust of Filipinos who registered, even though we encountered technical difficulties when we started the pilot. With the support of our citizens, we remain optimistic that we can register 50 to 70 million Filipinos to the PhilSys this year,” Mapa said.
He added the PSA would soon roll out Step 2 Registration in all provinces nationwide. Step 2 requires registrants to validate their demographic information and capture their biometric data such as iris scans, fingerprint scans, and front-facing photographs at designated local registration centers.
The final step to PhilSys is the issuance of the PhilSys Number (PSN) and the Philippine Identification (PhilID) card in partnership with the Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost).
The PSN is a randomly generated number that will serve as a permanent identification number for the registrants, which must be kept private and confidential.
To protect the permanent PSN when transacting, registrants are highly encouraged to use the PhilSys Card Number (PCN), the public version of the PSN, which is printed in front of the PhilID.
PSA said as of May 15, 2021, a total of 103,935 PhilID cards were already delivered by PHLPost to successful registrants.
“We are looking into ramping-up our card production and delivery services in the coming weeks so that more Filipinos will be able to enjoy the benefits of registering to the PhilSys. The PSA is working to partner with various agencies and institutions so the public could have easier access to government and private transactions,” Mapa said.
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