ILOILO City – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) PhilSys Identification System (PhilSys) has registered 373 indigenous people (IPs) in Guimaras.
According to provincial statistician Nelida Losare, IP registrants in the province reached 373 in 2023 after 61 IPs aged five years old and above were added to the 312 registrants in 2022.
The PhilSys Operation for IP communities in Guimaras was made possible through the strong support of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in Guimaras
Losare noted that PhilSys Guimaras successfully conducted a mobile registration in Sitio Kati-Kati, Barangay San Miguel, Jordan, on Oct. 07, 2023, and in Sitio Serum, Barangay San Nicolas on Oct. 28, 2023.
NCIP regional officer-in-charge Aldren L. Dalisay attended the event and expressed his appreciation to PSA for their overwhelming services provided to the IP communities in Guimaras.
Undersecretary Dennis S. Mapa, National Statistician and Civil Registrar General, led the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the NCIP to make the PhilSys registration easily accessible to indigenous communities through mobile registration sites.
Since the inception of the MOA, Mapa looks forward to PhilSys establishing a sustainable and inclusive identification system for all Filipinos, especially for the vulnerable sectors of society.
“We in the province of Guimaras also guaranteed that through this partnership with NCIP, we will be able to list more members of IPs,” said Losare. (PIA)/PN
