A partnership between the Philippine Statistics Authority and the Presidential Communications Operations Office was announced in a press briefing in Malacanang last Monday. The two offices will be coordinating to promote the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) or national ID system. PSA Undersecretary Lisa Grace Bersales...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra assured last week that a citizen’s information in the Philippine Identification System can only be accessed by third parties bearing a court order or the consent of the registered person. Guevarra added that the national ID system will help...
NPC Commissioner Raymund Liboro assured the public last Monday that the privacy body will continue to push for the adoption of the Data Privacy Act in the implementation of the newly signed Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). Liboro added that they will be working together with the...
Rep. Sol Aragones revealed last Thursday that it was decided upon that political, religious and “philosophical” affiliations had to be removed from the bicameral conference report on the national identification system. Aragones, a co-author of the measure, said that they wanted to require only the basic...
The House of Representatives ratified last Wednesday the bicameral conference committee report on the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) or the national ID system which seeks to provide Filipinos a single means of identification that will replace a number of other government-issued IDs. The bill is now...
The National Privacy Commission recently stated that it is supporting the establishment of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), saying that a national ID system will help Filipinos gain access to public and private sector services which require proof of identity. NPC chief Raymund Enriquez Liboro said...
NPC commissioner Raymund Liboro said this week that it is ready to address the privacy risks that may be brought by the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) proposal, which is expected to be ratified by Congress. Liboro assured that the Commission is looking to build trust with...