The PhilSys Act seeks to implement a single official identification card for all citizens and foreign residents that would serve as a de facto national identification number.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Nestor A. Espenilla Jr. clarified that there is no need for an immediate distribution of physical ID to all Filipinos and resident foreigners under this program.
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) secretary Benjamin Diokno said he is ?pretty optimistic? that the proposed national ID system would be approved and passed into law.
House Bill 6221, which seeks to establish a "Filipino Identification System" or "FilSys" was passed by the House of Representatives in September 2017. The Senate hopes to pass its counterpart bill during the first quarter of 2018.
