TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in the region spearheaded a Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) awareness forum for local civil registrars (LCRs) on August 6, 2024.
Wilma Perante, PSA regional director, welcomed participants from various provinces in the region, who were also officers and members of the Regional Association of Civil Registrars (RACIR).
The event, held in Baybay City, was attended by Fred Sollesta, the officer-in-charge deputy national statistician, who expressed his pleasure at being present and assured attendees that vital information would be shared, and questions regarding both PhilSys and CRVS would be addressed.
For her part, Rianne Aybil Penaredondo, project development officer of the PhilSys Advocacy Unit, presented the key features of R.A. 11055 (the Philippine Identification Act), along with the issuance and acceptance of the Digital National ID, which included a live demonstration.
She reminded all LCRs that the Digital National ID is now downloadable through national-id.gov.ph and emphasized that, like other forms of National ID, it must be accepted in all government and private transactions.
Also discussed during the occasion was how to detect fake civil registry documents, BREN linking, and online appointment system.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)
