The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has cautioned the public against phishing scams in which fraudsters pose as PSA personnel to obtain personal information linked to the National ID system.
According to the 2024 National Information and Communications Technology Household Survey (NICTHS), 90.6 percent of individuals aged 10 and above in NCR own a smartphone.
Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson said such an amendment may also serve as an opportunity for the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and other concerned agencies to purge the Philippine ID system of unauthorized registrants.
The system employs advanced methods such as facial recognition, fingerprint scanning, and other unique credentials, including the National ID Card Number, to authenticate an individual’s identity.
Over 87 million Filipinos who have registered to the National ID are now capable of accessing their Digital National ID online and be verified through stronger authentication platforms such as the National ID eVerify and National ID Check.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued the memorandum apparently due to continuing complaints that some banks refuse to recognize the national ID as proof of identity because the card itself does not display the person’s signature.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has unveiled the PhilSysQR Code Verification System that would authenticate the embedded QR code in the Philippine ID system.
The DSWD said one of the major causes of delays in distributing government assistance like the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) is the lack of identification cards among many beneficiaries.
