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NEWS|PSA sets up PHIL ID registration at PHINMA-UPang
PSA sets up Phil ID registration at PHINMA-UPang
Roxan D. Resuello
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In partnership with PHINMA-University of Pangasinan, the Philippine Statistics Authority installs an onsite registration booth at the campus's Student Plaza, September 12-16, 2022.
The collaborative initiative facilitated Step 2 of the Philippine Identification System's registration process, where the system validated applicants' biometrics and demographic data.
The Philippine Identification Card, approved in 2018, aims to provide Filipinos with a national ID system that would provide Filipinos an easier identity verification in transactions involving public and private sectors.
In a press statement released by PSA, the government targets registering 92 million Filipinos into the system by the end of 2022. As of August 2022, the number of PhilID registrants is estimated to be around 72 million.
To fully saturate the registration, the government mobilized several PhilSys Registration Teams (PRT) to conduct onsite registrations in private institutions and government offices around the country.
Ms. Sharon De Guzman, the Registration Center Supervisor, says that PHINMA-UPang has been identified as one of the institutions with the most students in the province. This data prompted them to request the management's assistance to "reach out to all unregistered students, faculties, and employees."
The PSA instructed the PRT to deliver 35 registrants per day. However, during the week-long registration, the team successfully put 62 individuals into the system. Ms. De Guzman reiterated that the significant gap in the figures is due to the fact that most students were already registered last year.
As an extension of their efforts, Ms. De Guzman states that they are also coordinating with other schools, colleges, and universities in Dagupan City to amplify the number of registrants. When asked if another onsite registration will be held at the PHINMA-UPang campus, she replies, "Definitely yes, if the need arises."
