PSA Notice: National ID registration to start in September 2019

The National ID registration and release of identification cards will start in September 2019 according to the officials of Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA).

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PSA Notice to the Public | English

Please be informed that the PhilSys Registry Office (PRO) created by virtue of Republic Act No. 11055 of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is currently finalizing the bidding documents, including the terms of reference, for the procurement of the system. Said procurement of the PhilSys requirements will be made through competitive bidding. We will comply with existing rules and regulations on procurement including Republic Act No. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.

We intend to start the 1st phase of the registration under the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) later this year.

Therefore, and we reiterate our previous Notice, entities or persons collecting fees and representing themselves as authorized registration centers are not in any way connected to the Agency.

For more information, you may reach us at 616-63-31 or e-mail us at [email protected].

Thank you.

LISA GRACE S. BERSALES, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

Reference No. 19-PRO-PPCMS-02-047

PSA Notice to the Public | Tagalog

Nais po naming  ipagbigay alam na ang PhilSys Registry Office (PRO) na nalikha sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 11055 ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) ay nasa proseso ng pagkukompleto ng mga dokumento para sa pag-bid ng gagamiting sistema para rito na isasagawa sa pamamagitan ng competitive bidding. Ito ay susunod sa mga umiiral na panuntunan at regulasyon sa procurement tulad ng Republic Act No. 9184 at ang Implementing Rules and Regulations nito.

Nilalayon naming simulan ang unang bahagi ng pagpaparehistro sa ilalim ng Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) sa loob ng taong ito.

Dahil dito, at aming idinidiin ang aming naunang Paalala, na sinumang tao o grupo na tumatanggap ng bayad o nagpapakilala bilang mga awtorisadong registration centers ay hindi konektado sa PSA sa anumang paraan.

Para sa karagdagang kaalaman, maaaring tumawag sa 616-63-31 o mag-email sa [email protected].

Salamat po.

LISA GRACE S. BERSALES, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

Reference No. 19-PRO-PPCMS-02-047

House Oversight Committee Hearing at the Bethel Guest House

Last March 12, 2019, Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led a House oversight committee hearing at the Bethel Guest House in Dumaguete City. According to the meeting with officials of the PSA  (formerly National Statistics Office), they will be targeting an initial batch of about six million individuals for the national ID system.

Lourdines dela Cruz, PSA deputy national statistician, told the panel the implementation of the National ID registration would start this September.

PSA aims to issue 100 million cards to all Filipino citizens and resident aliens by 2022.