While applying for a National ID should be easy, a number of applicants have been waiting for months–sometimes even years–just to get their National ID. It even has come to a point that some National IDs are issued on paper, and that the government is working on rolling them out as a digital ID instead. […]
Good news for everyone! If you still haven’t been able to receive your physical copy of the National ID, you can soon get a printable and digital copy to keep on your smartphones soon. Read on to find out more. According to an interview by PTV with PhilSys Registry Officer-in-charge Engr. Fred Sollesta, the downloadable […]
The physical card might not be arriving anytime soon, so the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) found a way to make the Philippine National ID work for now through a mobile app. According to Department of Information and Communication Technology Undersecretary Denis Villorente, the Philippine national ID will be available for download on mobile […]
Before the Philippine Identification System Act (or Philsys for short) that was made possible by Republic Act 11055, the Philippines did not have a unified identification system. But now that a national ID system is available, the government is urging citizens to register for it to make transactions requiring a government ID easier, faster, and […]
Getting a Philippine National ID isn’t as hard as obtaining other government IDs considering that it’s designed to be THE valid ID you can use for almost everything. And before you add additional load to the PhilSys registration website, make sure you have all the requirements you need for your visit. There’s only two main […]
Beginning today, you can finally apply for your Philippine National ID online. The official Philippine National ID registration site went live today to speed up the onboarding of applicants given our current MECQ status. There are plenty of benefits to having a national ID, although it is not a requirement to have one, it is […]
The Philippine Statistics Authority is officially launching the National ID Registration online portal next month. Right now there are around 28 million Filipinos pre-registered applicants ready for the second phase of the ID roll-out. The first phase of the National ID registration involved door-to-door collection of information from heads of low-income households. Pre-registered applicants are now […]
As it is almost 3 years since establishing the PhilSys or Philippines ID system, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reports that around 28 million Pinoys are registered for the National ID System by completing the first step of the procedure as of April. Part of the first step process is the house-to-house collection of information […]
The Philippine ID System is here Yesterday, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Philippine Identification System Act. The new law establishes the Philippine ID System or PhiSys, a central database for vital information on all residents and aliens currently in the country. For its advocates, the signing of the law is the result of […]
To ensure the safety of their driver-partners as they fulfill their duties with Grab, the ride-hailing and delivery service app partnered with the National Taskforce on COVID and the BCDA on launching an RT-PCR testing site at Quezon City Memorial Circle. Partner-drivers can avail of the RT-PCR test free of charge. The initiative will last […]
Once you buy the global version, it’ll be on Android Nougat We’re all eagerly awaiting the official international version of the Nokia 6 to hit our shores since you’ll be hitting a lot of roadblocks if you buy the Chinese version of the device from HMD Oy. While we’re waiting with bated breath for HMD […]
Facebook’s live video streaming service is getting a major upgrade. A few months after the company enabled almost anybody to livestream whatever using a myriad of compatible devices, the social network is now taking the feature even further by allowing 360 degree livestreams. To demonstrate the Live 360 video, Facebook has partnered with National Geographic […]