SIQUIJOR, Siquijor, Jan 9 (PIA) — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Siquijor Provincial Statistical Office (PSO) has issued 35,846 printed electronic Philippine Identifications (ePhilIDs) in the province in 2022.
This surpassed the 34,400 target set for Siquijor last year at a 104.20% completion rate, according to the report from PhilSys Focal Person John Claude Dag-uman of PSA here.
Of the total, 13,221 ePhilDs were issued under Mode 1 and 22,625 were delivered by the PhilSys Registration Team (PRT) under Mode 2 as of Dec. 31, 2022.
The two modes of distribution was implemented in the province to fast-track the issuance of the ePhilID since it started on Oct. 3, 2022.
Under Mode 1, registered persons already issued with a PhilSys Number (PSN) claimed their ePhilID by logging in at the ePhilID Appointment System at https://appt.philsys.gov.ph to set an appointment to claim their IDs at PhilSys registration centers.
In Mode 2, PhilSys personnel have been authorized to print and distribute the ePhilIDs to registered individuals.
For the distribution, Dag-uman said the PSA has sought the assistance of barangay officials to set up a designated claiming area in the barangay.
Unclaimed ePhilIDs in the plaza-type distribution have been delivered by the PRT to the address provided by the registered individuals through house-to-house distribution, Dag-uman said.
To expand the registration availability and issuance of ePhilID, PSA Siquijor mobilized one Fixed Registration Center (FRC) for walk-in registrants and at the same time conducted mobile operations across the six municipalities in the province with six registration kits to cater both ePhilID issuance and Step 2 Registration (biometric capturing).
Da-uman explained that the PSA prioritizes the ePhilID issuance to those registrants who had completed their Step 2 Registration (biometric capturing) but have not received their physical PhilID cards yet.
He assured that like the national identification card, claiming of the ePhilID is free of charge.
PSA said there is an allocated physical card for each person registered to PhilSys.
Those who want to claim their ePhilID at PhilSys registration centers will still receive their physical card which will be delivered by the Post Office to the address they used upon their Step 2 Registration (biometric capturing).
With the printed ePhilID, registered persons can immediately utilize the benefits of PhilSys, such as faster and seamless transactions in accessing financial and social protection services requiring proof of identity, subject to authentication.
The printed ePhilID bears the same information as the physical PhilID card, containing the registered person’s demographic data, front-facing photograph, PhilSys Card Number (PCN), generation date, and QR code.
The QR code found in the printed ePhilID will be scanned via PhilSys Check (https://verify.philsys.gov.ph) for authentication and is embedded with the registrant’s photo as an additional security feature to verify the ID’s authenticity.
Designed to have the same functionality and validity as the physical PhilID card, the PSA recently issued a public advisory to ensure that the printed ePhilID and other formats of the digital PhilID shall be recognized in all transactions needing proof of identity and age, subject to authentication.
For latest information on PhilSys, visit the official PhilSys website www.philsys.gov.ph or Facebook page www.facebook.com/PSAPhilSysOfficial.
For inquiries, contact the Siquijor Provincial Statistical Office at (035) 542-5239 and (035) 542-5371 or thru 09319130423/ 09178099972 and email address [email protected]. (RAC/PIA Siquijor with reports from John Claude Dag-uman, PSA-Siquijor)
