National ID Enrollment to Happen in Mid 2020 After Pilot Testings

Many Filipinos have been waiting for the start of the national ID implementation in our country. In fact, Davao overtook everyone and was the first to implement it. No worries because as per reports from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the national ID enrollment would begin somewhere around mid 2020.

What this basically means is that the 107 million Filipinos, which is the population of the country, would be able to have the national ID enrollment around the middle of next year.

Read: Notice to the Public of the PSA About the National ID Registration

Pilot test registration

As per the PSA, the pilot test registration of the national ID will run starting September 2019 until June 2021. Furthermore, they said that the first (1st) set of citizens punched into the system were people of the National Capital Region (NCR).

They continued to explain that they are currently on track; they’re sure that the system would be operational at its maximum level to begin the long-awaited mass registration for the Philippine National ID.

Read: Philippine National ID: How can you Get your Phil ID?

Dennis S. Mapa, National Statistician, and PSA Undersecretary said that they are more than confident that the enrollment of everyone is going to be completed by 2022.

We are on track to have the system fully operational and to start the mass registration by mid-2020, and complete the enrollment of the population by mid-2022.”

Processes of the pilot registration

The initial progress and process of the pilot registration would be the demographic capturing processes and the biometrics. After ensuring that the system is stable and secure, the expansion of operations can be expected to cover a specific set of groups from regions such as Calabarzon and Central Luzon.

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In addition to that, the PSA mentioned that the pilot registration would also include processes like thoroughly skimming through relevant data for assurance that duplication is not going to happen; that the PhilSys numbers are going to be generated uniquely.

For those who are not aware, the PhilSys or national ID would contain the following information to ensure authenticity and uniqueness:

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  • Full Name of the individual
  • PhilSys Unique Number
  • Facial Image (Photo)
  • Date of Birth
  • Sex/Gender
  • Blood Type
  • Permanent Address

Mapa noted that the PSA is witnessing the importance that the PhilSys needs thorough testing before it finally gets launched officially. He adds that he wishes to ensure that the processes are going to be efficient and effective.

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The PSA sees the utmost importance for the PhilSys to first undergo a series of pilot testing before finally launching it to the public. We want to ensure that the processes are efficient, the systems are fully functional, and all information within the system is secure.”

When would the official national ID enrollment be?

Based on the timeline provided by the PSA, after successfully doing several pilot registration testings; and after ensuring that everything is in place and is efficient, the official national ID enrollment would be extended more and will finally be open to the public by Mid 2020—specifically, July 2020.

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Filipinos who are overseas; including Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), would be able to register starting the year 2021; mid 2021, to be specific.

Why is the National ID such a big deal?

The Philippine government is trying to expedite the process because they know that having a national ID is going to be effective, efficient, and safer for the public because presenting this ID would be sufficient in doing transactions with the Philippine government.

Furthermore, the PhilSys looks to connect and integrate government IDs by establishing an identification system in the country.

Mapa explained that the PSA is currently on the move to ensure that both the confidentiality and integrity of personal data are of utmost security. In fact, he mentioned that the PhilSys is a one-of-a-kind and comprehensive program that is built for high-security purposes.

Given that the PhilSys is a highly technical and complex program, we are pushing with multiple pilot testing to continuously improve the system and level up its security features before launching it to the public.”

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What do you think about the back and forth decisions about the national ID enrollment schedule? Do you think that the PSA is doing a pretty good job of ensuring that the security of personal data of the 107 million Filipinos should be prioritized fully? 

National-ID-Registration

Hopefully, the pilot registration deems to be what they ought it to be; secure, confidential, efficient, and effective. Because when July opens next year, everyone is going to expect the national ID enrollment to take place.

Source/s: Rappler | GMA Network

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42 thoughts on “National ID Enrollment to Happen in Mid 2020 After Pilot Testings”

  1. kaylangan permanent address db? panu nman ung mga nangungupahan lng? ska kung tlgang 1 ID nlng s mga transactions dpat naka merged din ung ibang ID# such as SSS# PHILHEALTH# PAGIBIG# etc… pra d na kaylangan maglabas pa ng ibang ID.

    #justsaying lang nman..

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    • Ang PSA po ay kuhanan ng Birth Certificate, Marriage Contract, Death Certificate at CENOMAR. Sa DFA po ang kuhanan ng PASSPORT. Mag-online po kayo sa Website ng DFA para makakuha kayo ng date para sa appointment.

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  2. Sana sa system nila e integrate na lang lahat ng numbers para isang scan na lang (VIN, TIN, SSS, GSIS, PhilHealth & PagIBIG para isang ID lang bitbit mo anjan na lahat…

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  3. Gud day po, may clerical error po yung birth certificate ng asawa q, pano po yun? Pwede lo ba na mag apply na xa kahit di na lakarin pa sa psa para ayusin? Ano po ang mga requirements nya for national id?

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  4. Malapit na Matapos ang mundo ang nakasulat sa bibliya ay lumalabas na kasi marami na sign na nakikita at naramdaman isa sa mga ito ay ang national ID system na ipapatupad na nga ating pamahalaan. Basahin ninyo ang bible kasi nandon ang katotohanan. Ang naka sulat sa Daniel at revelation doon ninyo makikita at mababasa ang katotohanan.

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  5. Is this individual application or possible yung company assisted enrollment or application? I mean do you have accredited partners who can go to the company to conduct enrollment or processing of the national id?⅕

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  6. What about the senior citizens and PWDs who cannot travel anymore? Do they still need to be brought to PSA just to register?

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    • Sa local civil registry niyo po yan ipaprocess kung san po kayo ipinanganak me bayad po xia ng 1,500 mgdala po kayo ng mga ID’s n yung tamang names niyo lo ang nakalagay at birth cert.po n me correction, baptismal,marriage contract ng parents at birth cert nila pati mga kapatid tatlong copies po ng xerox at dalhin niyo din po xia sa local civil registry ng munisipyo kung san po kayo ipinanganak dun po ang pagpoprocess niyan

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  7. What will happened for those People who had a Clerrical error for their Birth Certificate/NSO. Thousand of them had a error/wrong for their Names , Birthdate, and etc. Please give an advice what we can do for it..
    Thank you and more power

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    • if you need correction just let them know that they can go to their local civil registrar to submit correction – it should be no payment for most cases but some have cost

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  8. before it says issuance of comelec id is good benefit to everybody it is good to transact to different transaction to government suddenly here again another id issued the national id.. me transfered here at zambales i didn’t get my comelec id the reason due to stop printing.. is there need to everybody to secure this national id

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    • Mharly I agree with you. Even SSS Unified ID is of no use if you go to Philhealth and Pagibig.
      I hope once and for all the government will look at the ease of having the national Id rather any other reason.

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    • Sana sa system e integrate na lang lahat ng number na mayroon ka para isang scan na lang total National ID naman to – VIN, TIN, SSS, PhilHealth, PagIBIG & GSIS… Para isang bit2 lang na ID mo anjan na lhat

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  9. ive been to comelec office but they said sa PSA office daw ang application ng national id for PWD citizens…
    saan ang nearest psa office from north ave?

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