Philippine Identification System Act
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|short_title = Philippine Identification System Act
|legislature = Congress of the Philippines
|long_title = An Act Establishing the Philippine Identification System
|image = Republic Act No. 11055 (20180806-RA-11055-RRD).pdf
|citation = [http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2018/08aug/20180806-RA-11055-RRD.pdf Republic Act No. 11055]
|territorial_extent = {{flag|Philippines}}
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|enacted_by = House of Representatives of the Philippines
|date_passed = September 8, 2017
|enacted_by2 = Senate of the Philippines
|date_passed2 = March 19, 2018
|date_signed = August 6, 2018
|signed_by = President Rodrigo Duterte
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|bill = An Act Establishing the Filipino Identification System
|bill_citation = [http://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/third_17/HBT6221.pdf House Bill No. 6221]
|bill_date = August 17, 2017
|introduced_by = Congressman Feliciano Belmonte Jr. et al.
|1st_reading = August 22, 2017
|2nd_reading = August 30, 2017
|3rd_reading = September 8, 2017
|conf_committee_passed = May 30, 2018
|committee_report = [http://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/first_17/CR00360.pdf Committee Report No. 360]
|bill2 = An Act Establishing the Philippine Identification System
|bill_citation2 = [http://senate.gov.ph/lisdata/2754423796!.pdf Senate Bill No. 1738]
|bill_date2 = March 12, 2018
|introduced_by2 = Senator Franklin Drilon, Panfilo Lacson et al.
|1st_reading2 = March 12, 2018
|2nd_reading2 = March 14, 2018
|3rd_reading2 = March 19, 2018
|conf_committee_passed2 = May 29, 2018
|committee_report2 = [http://senate.gov.ph/lisdata/2754523797!.pdf Committee Report No. 277]
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|status = in force
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The Philippine Identification System Act, also known as the PhilSys Law{{cite news |last1=Quiros |first1=Judy |title=PSA explains importance of PSN, PCN, PhilID |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140360 |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=15 May 2021 |language=en}} and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11055, is a Philippine law that provides for the basis of for the Philippine government's national identity document system known as the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys).
Legislative history
File:Duterte signing of PhilSys Act.jpg shows a copy of the PhilSys Act after signing it during a ceremony at Malacañang Palace on August 6, 2018.]]
=House Bill No. 6221=
House Bill No. 6221 was filed before the House of Representatives proposing the establishment of the Filipino Identification System or FilSys requiring Filipino citizens of at least 18 years old to obtain a FilSys ID. The information gathered for the proposed system will be restricted from law enforcement agencies except under certain circumstances. In the bill's third and final reading, 142 members of the lower legislature voted for the bill in the final reading while seven voted against.{{cite news|last1=Ilas|first1=Joyce|title=House approves national ID bill on final reading|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/09/08/house-of-representatives-national-id-approve.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908220800/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/09/08/house-of-representatives-national-id-approve.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2017|access-date=May 29, 2018|work=CNN Philippines|date=September 8, 2017}}
=Senate Bill No. 1738=
Senator Panfilo Lacson authored and sponsored Senate Bill No. 1738,{{cite news|last1=Elemia|first1=Camille|title=Filipinos to have national IDs soon after Senate, House pass bill|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/198503-national-id-system-philippines-implementation-after-senate-house-bill|access-date=May 29, 2018|work=Rappler|date=March 19, 2018}} or the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Act of 2018 which mandates a national identification system with compulsory registration.{{cite news|title=Senate, House panels approve nat'l ID system bill|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/05/24/senate-house-bicameral-conference-national-ID-system.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527004349/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/05/24/senate-house-bicameral-conference-national-ID-system.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2018|access-date=May 29, 2018|work=CNN Philippines|date=May 24, 2018}} The PhilSys is meant to provide Filipino citizens and foreign residents in the Philippines a single and unified proof of identity to ease public and private transactions and deter criminality. The document from the national identification system will be called as the PhilSys ID which will bear a permanent identification number called the PhilSys number (PSN). The ID will contain the full name, facial image, birth date, address, and fingerprints of the bearer. However, possession of the ID card itself will not be compulsory. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will be the registry of the national identification system.{{cite news|last1=Cabico|first1=Katreena|title=What you need to know about the proposed national ID|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/05/29/1819744/what-you-need-know-about-proposed-national-id|access-date=May 29, 2018|work=The Philippine Star|date=May 29, 2018}} Similar to the House of Representatives bill, the data from the national identification system will only be made available to third parties under certain circumstances.
The third and final reading of the bill was held on March 19, 2018, with Senators Francis Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros voting against the measure.
=Bicameral Conference Committee=
The Bicameral Conference Committee has approved Lacson's bill with minor revisions in May 2018. The consolidated version was ratified by Senate on May 29 and the House of Representatives on the following day.{{cite news |last1=Colcol |first1=Erwin |title=House ratifies bicam version of national ID bill |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/655139/house-ratifies-bicam-version-of-national-id-bill/story/ |access-date=May 30, 2018 |work=GMA News |date=May 30, 2018}} The bill could then be signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte.{{cite news|last1=Lopez|first1=Virgil|title=Palace: Duterte ready to sign national ID bill into law|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/654521/palace-duterte-ready-to-sign-national-id-bill-into-law/story/|access-date=May 29, 2018|work=GMA News|date=May 25, 2018}}
=Republic Act No. 11055=
On August 6, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the "Philippine Identification System Act" (R.A. 11055).{{cite news|last1=Lopez|first1=Virgil|title=Duterte signs national ID system law|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/663153/duterte-signs-national-id-system-law/story/|access-date=August 6, 2018|work=GMA News|date=August 6, 2018}} Section 9 of the Act requires every Philippine citizen and resident alien to personally register with the Philippine ID system.{{cite PH act|url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2018/08aug/20180806-RA-11055-RRD.pdf|chamber=RA|number=11055|title=Philippine Identification System Act|publisher=Official Gazette|date=July 24, 2017|access-date=June 22, 2024}}
Implementation
The Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) national identity card program was launched on August 24, 2018, although the implementing rules and regulations were approved on October 5, 2018, by the PhilSys Policy and Coordination Council.{{cite news |title=Council okays Nat'l ID IRR |url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2018/10/06/council-okays-natl-id-irr/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=9ab9ffc27d551683f99776024bfaec98ee4cb2dd-1624948968-0-AT6Ub5oxLv0WORAvf_LPo_YSalAqXZBIVkODgoHmpn_ZsAMTjvgEn8sDz_94TRIK-eW8SeSKRbGXfNojdoRDkIuxea-Ee-niQDZ0B-GQTXuBsRXSudDWxden70tPuvuFHmAdMDrSH4Tt-d2WUR9s2CNVLPyiKMJ0Yo6OO4oE98c0a5jK2vl6R-6JrsCx08Tu8KzRT4B6-KC-a5T_X0himXoF_CwZRyHl5YVrO4q3LulmENQ2CrAWjtDKwZcbS5xQeXxK8U4wcHPbdsC9JUCARa_ES25anQH-ib7s-_gCqUmdV2SI50x_GP_NakrUZ7czfS-EPZhFNLMGdtmwFMUzDhYBJcLz2C2168AiAIYOQ3wC_Ylz_omzsWo-lYBodOGTDHf4UtUtMcdosXz9qktkOy2i7ZId79USvdsA-uc6Rdcb2WS0NBYcVA3mXzSZXI_u5lJKbpRkCg2QZBc9wfs9rsU |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=Daily Tribune |date=6 October 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Esguerra |first1=Darryl John |title=IRR for national ID system finalized — PSA|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1047825/irr-for-national-id-system-finalized-psa |access-date=29 June 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=29 October 2018 |language=en}}
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