PBBM WANTS QUICK ISSUANCE OF DIGITAL NATIONAL ID
Dateline Kamuning:
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. issued a directive Thursday, January 12, 2023 to speed up the digitalization of the National Identification (ID) system that could be used for public and private transactions.
During his meeting with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) on Digital Infrastructure in Malacañang, among those discussed were the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) proposed Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for the launching of the Digital PhilID App.
Among the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) targets are the kickstarting of a mobile app in the first quarter of this year with private sector assistance through PPPs to support PSA’s efforts to digitalize the National ID system.
During the discussion, President Marcos asked the private sector to help get the National ID out, noting it has the technology and capability for new digital IDs.
“Naiwanan na tayo sa technology, so we have to catch up,” Marcos said, stressing a digital ID system is easier to upgrade and implement.
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