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Republic of the Philippines

Philippine Statistics Authority



The enrolled bill was signed into law last

06 August 2018 by President Rodrigo Roa

Duterte

The RA No. 11055 or known as “An Act

Establishing the Philippine Identification

System” was published last 09 August

2018 on the Manila Bulletin and will take

effect on 25 August 2018



• a foundational identification system to provide a

valid proof of identity for all citizens and resident

aliens as a means of simplifying public and private

transactions; a social and economic platform which

shall serve as the link in the promotion of seamless

service delivery, enhancing administrative

governance, reducing corruption, strengthening

financial inclusion, and promoting ease of doing

business



• Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) – the

government’s central identification platform for all citizen and

resident aliens of the Philippines

• Citizen – refers to a Filipino citizen, as defined in the

Constitution, including those with dual or multiple citizenships,

in accordance with Republic Act No. 9225, otherwise known as

the “Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003”

• Resident Aliens – refers to an individual who is not a citizen of

the Philippines but has established residence in the Philippines

for an aggregate period of more than one hundred eighty

(180) days



• Registration – refers to the process of entering demographic

and biometric information of citizens or resident aliens in the

Philippines to the system

• Personal Information – refers to any information whether

recorded in a material form or not, from which the identity of

an individual is apparent or can be reasonably and directly

ascertained by the entity holding the information, or when put

together with other information would directly and certainly

identify an individual as defined in the Republic Act No. 10173,

otherwise known as the “Data Privacy Act of 2012”



• PhilSys Number (PSN) – a randomly generated, unique, and

permanent identification number that will be assigned to every

citizen or resident alien upon birth or registration by the PSA

• PhilSys Registry – consist of the PSN, registered records and

information of all person registered in the PhilSys shall be

created and maintained by the PSA, as repository and

custodian of all data

• PhilID – a nontransferable card shall preferably be issued to all

citizens or resident aliens registered under the PhilSys subject

to the guidelines to be issued by the PSA



Information to be collected and stored under the

PhilSys shall be limited to the following:

Demographic Data• Full Name

• Sex

• Date of Birth

• Place of Birth

• Blood Type

• Address

• Filipino or Resident Alien

• Marital Status (optional)

• Mobile number (optional)

• Email address (optional)

Biometric Information• Front Facing Photograph

• Full set of fingerprints

• Iris scan



Sample PhilID Card

• Application for eligibility/services and

access to:

o Social welfare and benefits granted

by the government

o passports, driver’s license

o tax-related transactions

o admission in schools/government

hospitals

o opening of bank accounts

o registration and voting purposes

o transactions for employment

purposes

o carholder’s criminal records and

clearances



The following shall have necessary facilities to capture the information

required to be contained in the registry:

PSA Regional and Provincial Offices

Local Civil Registry Offices (LCROs)

Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)

Social Security System (SSS)

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)

Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF)

Commission on Elections (COMELEC)

Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost)

Other government agencies and GOCCS as may be assigned by PSA



PSA as Implementing Agency

• Shall be responsible on the over-all planning,

management and administration of the Philippine

Identification System (PhilSys)

• The PhilSys shall be managed, maintained, and

administered by the PSA with technical assistance

from the Department of Information and

Communications Technology (DICT).



The PhilSys Policy and

Coordination Council (PSPCC)

• Shall formulate policies and

guidelines to ensure effective

coordination and implementation

of the Philippine Identification

System (PhilSys)

• Shall ensure the compatibility of the

respective technology infrastructure

of different government agencies in

order to comply with the

requirements of PhilSys

Members:

• Secretary, NEDA

• National Statistician and Civil

Registrar General, PSA

• Undersecretary, DBM

• Undersecretary, DFA

• Undersecretary, DICT

• Undersecretary, DOF

• Undersecretary, DSWD

• Undersecretary, DILG

• Chairman, NPC

• Deputy Governor, BSP

• President and General Manager,

GSIS

• President and CEO, PhilHealth

• President and CEO, SSS

• Postmaster General, PHLPost



• Within three (3) months from the effectivity of this Act,

the PSA, together with the DFA and other government

agencies, shall undertake an extensive information

campaign to promote the PhilSys to all citizen and

resident aliens



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