JORDAN, Guimaras – The Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Step 2 Registration registered 30,674 Guimarasnons last month, accounting for 36.84 percent of the 83,256 target registrants in the island province for 2021.
Of the total Guimarasnons registered, 7,463 (24.33%) were from the Buenavista Registration Center, 6,194 (20.19%) from Nueva Valencia, 5,245 (17.10%) from Jordan, 5,151 (16.79%) from the Fixed Registration Center (FRC) of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) , 3,478 (11.34%) in Sibunag , and 3,143 (10.25%) in San Lorenzo.
As of Aug. 31, 5,899 Landbank cash cards were also dispersed to the successful Step 2 registrants.
“Step 1 Online Registration is now available in Guimaras. Residents from non-pilot barangays during the Assisted Step 1 registration could register online through the PhilSys official website at https://register.philsys.gov.ph/,” said Provincial Statistics Officer Nelida Losare.
“The use of this platform is highly encouraged. The collection of registrants’ demographic data is done online, and they are allowed to book a schedule for the Step 2 Registration which is the capturing of biometrics data at the Fixed Registration Center located at the ground floor of the PSA office in Barangay San Miguel, Jordan,” Losare added.
To fast-track the PhilSys implementation, SA-Guimaras deployed PhilSys mobile registration team for the Buenavista Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and in Guimaras Provincial Capitol.
“The PhilSys mobile registration in the province will ensure an all-inclusive registration to the PhilID where the disadvantaged Filipinos to include Persons Deprived of Liberty have given priority as well as the capitol employees in order not to hamper their office operation and services to the general public,” Losare said.
In partnership with PhilPost, the delivery of the National ID at the registrant’s chosen delivery address is within three to six months after the successful completion of the Step 2 Registration.
“Due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in the province, registrants are highly encouraged to adhere to the health and safety protocol to ensure safe and efficacious operations of the PhilSys Step 2 Registration,” Losare said./PN
