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PASSPORT DATA LOSS INCIDENT SHOULD NOT BE REPEATED WITH NATIONAL ID SYSTEM – CASTELO

When did the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) discover that its official passport contractor ran off with the data of applicants? What has the DFA done to address this serious issue involving the privacy of individuals and the security of the state? Why has there been no official pronouncements from the DFA regarding this matter […]

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PRIORITIZE 2019 GRADS IN NATIONAL ID ROLLOUT – NOGRALES

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Monday urged the the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to include new college graduates in 2019 among those to be prioritized in the roll out of the National ID system, saying the National ID would make it easier for graduating students to transition to the country’s […]

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NATIONAL ID SYSTEM TO EMPOWER FILIPINOS – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the Philippine Identification System Act. Republic Act 11055 was signed by the President in a ceremony in Malacañang. “I laud President Duterte for signing the law creating the national ID system in order to cut down the bureaucratic red tape that has been hampering the efficient […]

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NAT’L ID SYSTEM TO BENEFIT FARMERS, FISHERFOLK – AGRI PARTY-LIST

The passage of the National ID System law will help address gaps in social service delivery, a party-list representing the agriculture sector said. AGRI party-list Secretary General Benjie Martinez said the implementation of a national ID system is crucial in properly identifying the beneficiaries of social services. President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed Republic Act […]

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National ID System Could Help Anti-Crime and Anti-Terror Campaign – TRILLANES

  After the National Identification Bill has passed the committee deliberation of the House of Representatives, Senator Sonny Trillanes IV urged his colleagues in the Senate to act on the bill creating a Filipino Identification Card or known as the national ID system bill. “Aside from promoting efficient delivery of public services by curbing the […]