The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) celebrates another landmark in the national ID implementation as it hits 10 million ePhilIDs issued to Filipinos.

A total of 10,126,352 ePhilIDs have been claimed at Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) registration centers nationwide as of 19 December 2022.

“We launched the ePhilID just two months ago. Reaching the 10 million mark this fast in the implementation is, indeed, a major milestone. This only shows how ready we Filipinos are for PhilSys as a digital ID. We are overwhelmed and grateful for the huge demand for the ePhilIDs,” said PSA Undersecretary Dennis S. Mapa, National Statistician and Civil Registrar General.

A physical card for every registered person PSA underscores that there is an allocated physical card for each person registered to PhilSys. Those who want to claim their ePhilID at PhilSys registration centers will still receive their physical card which will be delivered to the address they used upon their Step 2 registration.

“Lahat ng nag-register sa PhilSys ay may PhilID card. Kahit kumuha ka ng ePhilID, makakatanggap ka pa rin ng PhilID card.” Usec. Mapa said. PSA assures the public that the printing and delivery of the PhilID card are continuous in partnership with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office).

ePhilID acceptance across government and private transactions The ePhilID is a part of the PSA’s proactive strategy to allow the immediate use of PhilSys as a valid proof of identity and age, subject to authentication. Designed to have the same functionality and validity as the physical card, the ePhilID is a government-issued ID and is being accepted by government agencies and private establishments in transactions requiring proof of identity or age.