GUIMARAS – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Guimaras Provincial Statistical Office reached 51.51 percent of its 10,760 target registrations for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) this year.
From January to June, PhilSys registered a total of 5,543 individuals in the island province.
“We extend our deepest appreciation to the general public for their unwavering support for the implementation of PhilSys in Guimaras,” said Provincial Statistics Officer Nelida B Losare.
She added: “PSA field offices like us in Guimaras are still exerting all efforts to ensure coverage of Filipinos who have not yet registered.”
In Guimaras, personnel utilized motorcycles to cross rough roads and motorboats to cross islands to reach geographically-isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) for the conduct of PhilSys mobile registration.
Losare expounded that PhilSys on wheels house-to-house registration is one of the PhilSys-Guimaras registration initiatives which also helped residents who do not have the financial means nor the time to go to the fixed registration center (FRC) to register.
“I believe that this is also a big help especially for those parents with unregistered children ages one to four years old,” Losare said.
Losare also elaborated that PSA-Guimaras personnel endured the scorching hot of the sun in summer and even patiently took the muddy road with their motorcycle this rainy season while carrying registration kits to register residents, particularly from low-income households.
“The efforts likewise allowed unregistered individuals in Guimaras including Indigenous Peoples (IPs) to become PhilSys-registered”, Losare said.
Meanwhile, the PSA-Guimaras continues the ePhilIDs issuance and distribution operations.
“From January to June 2024, the cumulative ePhilIDs delivered was at 1,931”, Losare said.
She added: “All these efforts of PSA-Guimaras towards the implementation of PhilSys here underscores their commitment of ensuring that all registered individuals have access to reliable and secure national ID services across the province.”/PN