Duterte, aides OK additional P3.5-billion budget for national ID registration

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/05/10/051017_id.jpg"/><figcaption><em>ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet have approved additional funding to register 20 million more people to the national ID system next year, Malacañang said on Wednesday. </p><p>The Duterte Cabinet, which met last Monday, approved &quot;the P3.52-billion additional budget for 2021 to register 20 million more individuals (on top of the 50 million target) to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys),&quot; said the President&#x27;s spokesman Harry Roque. <br/> <br/>Duterte in 2018 signed into law the PhilSys Act that mandated the government to create a <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/18/duterte-signs-national-id-system-into-law">single official identification card</a> for all citizens and foreign residents that would serve as a de facto national identification number.</p><p>The ID aims to boost efficient public service delivery, enhance administrative governance, reduce corruption, curtail bureaucratic red tape, promote ease of doing business, and strengthen financial inclusion. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/08/08/20180808-national-id.jpg"/></figure></div><p>The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is mandated to lead the ID system, with support from a policy board chaired by the National Economic and Development Authority and composed of various government agencies. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/08/20/rehistrado-para-sa-national-id-nasa-75-milyon-na">Rehistrado para sa National ID, nasa 7.5 milyon na</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/08/08/18/the-only-id-you-will-ever-need-what-to-know-about-the-national-id-system">The only ID you will ever need? What to know about the National ID System</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YYcOZwEn3Ag?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet have approved additional budget to register 20 million more people to the national ID system next year, Malacañang said on Wednesday. <br /> </p>

President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet have approved additional budget to register 20 million more people to the national ID system next year, Malacañang said on Wednesday.

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Duterte, aides OK additional P3.5-billion budget for national ID registration

Duterte, aides OK additional P3.5-billion budget for national ID registration

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Published Dec 16, 2020 12:21 PM PHT

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