MANILA, Philippines — Over 17 million Filipinos have registered for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) during the first quarter of 2021, an official of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Friday.
PSA Asec. Rose Bautista said that 17.4 million individuals completed the system’s Step 1 registration, which involves the door-to-door collection of information in low-income households and appointment setting for Step 2.
This is in addition to the 10.6 million national ID registrants recorded in 2020, bringing the total to 28 million, covering all provinces, Bautista explained.
Meanwhile, as of April 20, there are 4.6 million individuals who have completed the …
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