PSA Davao Occidental successfully issued 37 thousand ePhilIDs for the year 2023

As of December 2023, PSA Davao Occidental Provincial Statistical Office successfully issued a total of 37,174 ePhilIDs to the residents of the province, composed of 690 online issuances for Mode 1 and 36,484 deliveries for Mode 2. Deliveries of ePhilID have been conducted in batches which depend on the available uploaded ePhilIDs for the province.

Malita highest in number of total ePhilID issuance

For the total number of ePhilID issued for both Mode 1 and Mode 2, Malita leads with 10,457, followed by Jose Abad Santos with 9,491, Santa Maria with 7,892, Don Marcelino with 6,536 and Sarangani with 2,798.

In terms of Mode 1 in the 2nd half of year 2023, Malita had the highest number with 459 issued ePhilIDs, followed by Santa Maria with 9, Don Marcelino with 5 and Jose Abad Santos with 1. Mode 1 ePhilID Issuance shows a significant increase compared to the 1st half of the year.

On the other hand, in terms of Mode 2, the municipality with highest total issued ePhilID for Mode 2 is Sarangani with 894 ePhilIds, followed by Jose Abad Santos with 696 and Santa Maria with 243. (Table 1)

PhilID Replacement for defective front-facing photograph was introduced in the Province of Davao Occidental

Given the mandate of the PSA to ensure the good quality of the PhilID during card personalization, kitting and distribution, the PSA will issue a replacement PhilID upon request of registered persons who have received PhilIDs with damages and/or defective front-facing photographs so that the latter can avail the PhilSys-enabled services.

In the 2nd half of the year 2023 there are 23 PhilID Card holders from Davao Occidental who requested for a replacement of their PhilIDs. Out of the 23, 14 PhilIDs have been replaced by PhilSys Registry Office and were sent to PSA Davao Occidental and delivered to the PhilID owner.

TRN Retrieval newest addition on PhilSys Services

Registrants who happen to lose their transaction slips now have a chance to retrieve their transaction reference number. By reporting the case to the PhilSys Reporting Matrix the registrant’s transaction number can now be generated.

The process usually takes 3-5 days per registrant, the registrant who usually availed this service also request for their ePhilID. This greatly improves the service that the PhilSys offers as this will increase the number of clients that would request their ePhilIDs as it is recognized as one of the most presented IDs for verification.

Republic Act No. 11055, or the Philippine Identification System Act, signed into law by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on August 06, 2018, aims to establish a single national identification system for all citizens and resident aliens of the Republic of the Philippines. The valid proof of identity provided by the PhilSys shall be a means of simplifying public and private transactions, and shall be a social and economic platform that promotes seamless social service delivery and strengthens financial inclusion for both public and private services. As a foundational digital ID System, the PhilSys will transform how services are delivered in the Philippines, and accelerate our transition into a digital economy, including to enable presence-less, paperless, and cashless transactions.

APPROVED FOR RELEASE:

JESSIE A. MADULIN
Chief Statistical Specialist