The importance of a national ID can’t be stressed enough. In fact, its importance was highlighted during the President’s first 100 days and even included in his first State of the Nation Address. MBOpinions READ:
It is quite ironic that after the hullabaloo regarding the arrival of a Philippine Identification System , the national program that will store the data of Filipino citizens and foreign permanent residents, the majority still haven’t received their physical or digital national IDs after more than a year of registration.
The importance of a national ID can’t be stressed enough. In fact, its importance was highlighted during the President’s first 100 days and even included in his first State of the Nation Address. In it, the President said: “The national ID will play an important part in digital transformation. For citizens to be able to seamlessly transact with the government, their identity must be easily verifiable.
Part of the solution is reaching out to the private sector. During the President’s meeting with members of the Private Sector Advisory Council last Jan. 12 in Malacañang, he reiterated his order to “hasten the digitalization of the Philippine Identification System to ensure the cardholders’ seamless transactions with the public and private sectors.”
PCO’s Secretary Cheloy Garafil said the digital ID integration to a digital wallet would help eliminate long lines in Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations distribution, and support the government’s anti-fraud and anti-scamming efforts.
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