Philippine identity card

Philippine Identification Systems (PhilSys) ID
Sample photo of the front design of the ID.
Date first issued Pilot implementation:
2018 (selected regions)
Full implementation:
2019 (5-year implementation)[1][2]
Issued by  Philippines
Type of document Compulsory identity document
Purpose Identification
Eligibility requirements Philippine citizenship or permanent residency for non-citizens; At least 18 years of age
Cost N/A (Free of charge)

The Philippine Identification System ID (PhilSys ID) or the Philippine Identification Card (Filipino: Pambansang Pagkakakilanlan) is the official national identity card for Filipino citizens worldwide and foreign permanent residents in the Philippines. The document is a significant part of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), the national identification system to be implemented by the Philippine government.

The legislation which seeks to implement this system is the Republic Act No. 11055, also known as the "Philippine Identification System Act" which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on August 6, 2018.[3][4]

Proponents of the measure meant the system to ease government and private transaction while critics of such proposals has deemed it a potential tool to violate privacy.

History

Prior introduction efforts

A national identification system for the Philippines was proposed as early as the 1990s, particularly during administration of then-President Fidel V. Ramos. However previous efforts to legislate the system has failed due to concerns in privacy and lack of support from the Congress.[5]

Panfilo Lacson began to lobby for the establishment of such system when he was elected as Senator in 2001. During the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte the proposed national identification system had progress in the legislature.[5]

In mid-2016, Quezon City Representative Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and Senator Antonio Trillanes filed House of Representative Bill No. 12 and Senate Bill No. 95 for an identification system for Filipino citizens residing in the Philippines and abroad. Belmonte claims at the time of filing that the Philippines is one of the only nine countries in the world without a national identification system.[6]

Senator Manny Pacquiao has also filed similar measures.[7]

Legislative history

Philippine Identification System Act
Congress of the Philippines
An Act Establishing the Philippine Identification System
Citation Republic Act No. 11055
Territorial extent  Philippines
Enacted by House of Representatives of the Philippines
Date passed 8 September 2017
Enacted by Senate of the Philippines
Date passed 19 March 2018
Date signed 6 August 2018
Signed by President Rodrigo Duterte
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the House of Representatives of the Philippines An Act Establishing the Filipino Identification System
Bill citation House Bill No. 6221
Bill published on August 17, 2017
Introduced by Congressman Feliciano Belmonte Jr. et. al.
First reading August 22, 2017
Second reading August 30, 2017
Third reading September 8, 2017
Conference committee bill passed May 30, 2018
Committee report Committee Report No. 360
Bill introduced in the Senate of the Philippines An Act Establishing the Philippine Identification System
Bill citation Senate Bill No. 1738
Bill published on March 12, 2018
Introduced by Senator Franklin Drilon, Panfilo Lacson et.al.
First reading March 12, 2018
Second reading March 14, 2018
Third reading March 19, 2018
Conference committee bill passed May 29, 2018
Committee report Committee Report No. 277
Status: Not fully in force

House Bill No. 6221

House Bill No. 6221 was filed before the House of Representatives proposing the establishing of the Filipino Identification System or FilSys requiring Filipino citizens of at least 18 years old to obtain a FilSys ID. The information gathered for the proposed system will be restricted from law enforcement agencies except under certain circumstances. In the bill's third and final reading, 142 members of the lower legislature voted for the bill in the final reading while seven voted against.[7]

Senate Bill No. 1738

Senator Panfilo Lacson authored and sponsored Senate Bill No. 1738[8], or the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Act of 2018 which mandates a non-compulsory national identification system.[9] The PhilSys is meant to provide Filipino citizens and foreign residents in the Philippines a single and unified proof of identity to ease public and private transactions and deter criminality. The document from the national identification system will be called as the PhilSys ID which will bare a permanent identification number called the PhilSys number (PSN). The ID will contain the full name, facial image, birth date, address, and fingerprints of the bearer. However the ID will not be compulsory. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will be the registry of the national identification system.[10] Simillar to the House of Representatives bill, the data from the national identification system will only be made available to third parties under certain circumstances.[8]

The third and final reading of the bill was held in March 19, 2018 with Senators Francis Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros voting against the measure.[8]

Bicameral Conference Committee

The Bicameral Conference Committee has approved Lacson's bill with minor revisions in May 2018.[9] The consolidated version was ratified by Senate on May 29 and the House of Representatives on the following day.[11] The bill can now be signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte.[12]

Republic Act No. 11055

On August 6, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Republic Act No. 11055, also known as the "Philippine Identification System Act".[13]

Reception

Critics of the PhilSys has aired concerned that a national identification system might be used to abuse privacy as well as a means for the Philippine government for control and repression.[10] In particular, Karapatan has alleged that the proposed PhilSys along with the granting of the Philippine National Police and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group subpoena powers as part of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's "repressive measures".[14]

Senator Panfilo Lacson, the author of a Senate bill proposing PhilSys, pointing out that the information to be gathered for the PhilSys IDs is already present in other government issued IDs such as voters' IDs, passports, and driver's licenses.[10]

Structure

The PhilSys ID will store 13 sets of information. The identification document shall display the assigned PhilSys number (PSN), full name (Given Name, Middle Name, Surname), sex, blood type, birth date, birthplace , marital status(optional), and photograph of the bearer. It will also store the bearer's mobile number(optional), email address(optional), and biometrics data (full fingerprints set and iris scan) in the PhilSys Registry.[15]

Application

Filipino citizens as well as resident aliens will be required to obtain a PhilSys ID.[15] The necessary "bid procurement for the national ID system" should start around 3rd week of October 2018 and hopefully end around December 2018, while March 2019 will be "the start of the registration of one million individuals under the Unconditional Cash Transfers but [the] timeline to start the registration of 25 million (Filipinos) will be around September," according to the PSA head, Lisa Grace Bersales.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Placido, Dharel (6 August 2018). "Duterte signs National ID system into law". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Valencia, Czeriza (11 August 2018). "National ID to be pilot-tested in select regions". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Philippines president signs national ID system into law". www.jurist.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. ↑ "Duterte to sign national ID system bill into law". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  5. 1 2 Sy, Marvin (28 May 2018). "Congress to ratify national ID bill today". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Diaz, Jess; Romero, Paolo (8 July 2016). "Belmonte, Trillanes push for national ID system". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 Ilas, Joyce (8 September 2017). "House approves national ID bill on final reading". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 Elemia, Camille (19 March 2018). "Filipinos to have national IDs soon after Senate, House pass bill". Rappler. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Senate, House panels approve nat'l ID system bill". CNN Philippines. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 Cabico, Katreena (29 May 2018). "What you need to know about the proposed national ID". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  11. ↑ Colcol, Erwin (30 May 2018). "House ratifies bicam version of national ID bill". GMA News. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Lopez, Virgil (25 May 2018). "Palace: Duterte ready to sign national ID bill into law". GMA News. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  13. ↑ Lopez, Virgil (6 August 2018). "Duterte signs national ID system law". GMA News. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  14. ↑ Cabico, Gaea Katreena (12 March 2018). "Karapatan: Police subpoenas, National ID system 'legitimize repression'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Congress ratifies bicam report on national ID system". CNN Philippines. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Nat'l ID to be rolled out in March: PSA". Philippine News Agency. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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