The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday reported that it has issued more than 10 million ePhilIDs as of December 19.
The PSA said in a news statement that a total of 10,126,352 ePhilIDs have been claimed at Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) registration centers nationwide.
“We launched the ePhilID just two months ago. Reaching the 10 million mark this fast in the implementation and is indeed a major milestone. This only shows how ready we Filipinos are for PhilSys as a digital ID,” said PSA Undersecretary Dennis S. Mapa, National Statistician and Civil Registrar General.
PSA also said there is an allocated physical card for each person registered to PhilSys. Those who want to claim their ePhilID at PhilSys registration centers will still receive their physical card which will be delivered to the address they used upon their Step 2 registration.
“Lahat ng nag-register sa PhilSys ay may PhilID card. Kahit kumuha ka ng ePhilID, makakatanggap ka pa rin ng PhilID card,” Mapa said.
PSA said the printing and delivery of the PhilID card are continuous in partnership with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office).
The ePhilID is a part of the PSA’s strategy to allow the immediate use of PhilSys as a valid proof of identity and age, subject to authentication. Designed to have the same functionality and validity as the physical card, the ePhilID is a government-issued ID and is being accepted by government agencies and private establishments in transactions requiring proof of identity or age.
Through various issuances and advisories, the BSP, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Finance, Government Service Insurance System, Philippine Health Insurance Corp., and National Privacy Commission, among others have announced the acceptance of the ePhilID.
In terms of security, the PSA said, the ePhilID has its QR code, which uses public-private key cryptography to ensure that the information inside the code is tamper proof.
“Aside from demographic information, the QR code also contains the registered person’s facial photo for an added layer of security when verifying the identity of the ePhilID holder,” the agency added.
Transactions using the ePhilID must be subject to authentication through the PhilSys Check (https://ift.tt/aFLZNYR), a website for scanning the QR code. PhilSys Check is accessible online via any smart device or computer with a camera and Internet browser.
PSA said the public will soon be able to download their ePhilID on their smartphones or laptops directly through the PhilSys website.
“The process of downloading the PhilID is our priority and is right now being implemented in a small, controlled pilot. We are excited to open this to the public very soon,” Mapa said.
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