Finally, National ID

President Duterte have signed the National ID System.

The Philippine System Identification Act (PhilSys Act) mandates the government to create a single official identification card for all citizens and foreign residents that would serve as legit national identification number.

While previous administrations attempted to establish a national ID system , these efforts were met with strong opposition.'Threat to privacy, security' were the main points of the rejection, but it is noteworthy that the information contained in the PhilSys can also be found in the databases of other government orgranizations like PSO, Philhealth, HDMF, Comelec, SSS. The national ID would make things easier for banks and other institutions because consolidation of personal information, financial and criminal records would be easier.

What's in the ID?

• the bearer's unique Philippine Identification System or PhilSys number
• full name
• sex
• blood type
• date of birth 
• place of birth
• marital status
• address
• a front-facing photo

Here is a sample of the National ID from the Phil Statistics Authority during the
bicameral conference committee report that was approved by both houses on May 22.

* Photo grabbed from twitter. They aren't mine.