How To Get Your Philippine National ID: Where You Can Register?

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It was entitled as the Philippine Identification System ID (PhilSys ID) or the Philippine Identification Card (Filipino: Pambansang Pagkakakilanlan) is the official national identity card for Filipino citizens worldwide and foreign permanent residents in the Philippines.

Last August 6, 2018 National I.D was pushed through and the legislation which seeks to implement this system is the "Philippine Identification System Act" (Republic Act No. 11055) which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte.

The document is a significant part of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), the national identification system to be implemented by the Philippine government.

After knowing the list of documents and IDs that you need to comply upon registering for a National ID, now we are going present the appropriate location of certain registration centers where citizens and resident aliens can submit their application to register.

Below are the registration centers from the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the RA 11055 or the Philippine Identification System Act.

Under Section 8 (Registration)

What are the Registration Centers?

Each citizen or resident alien shall register personally in any of the following registration centers that have the required facilities to capture the information required to be contained in the registry.

 These registration centers shall be made available one year after the effectivity of this Act:

Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Regional and Provincial Offices;
Local Civil Registry Offices (LCROs);
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) for its members and their dependents;
Social Security System (SSS) for its members and their dependents;
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth);
Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF);
Commission on Elections (COMELEC);
Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost); and
Other government agencies and GOCCs as may be assigned by the PSA.

Take note: Be updated by checking the official website of PSA that includes:

The list of offices of the above-mentioned agencies, which will be designated as registration centers, shall be posted on the PSA website.

The above agencies shall each designate an area for the setting up of registration centers by the PSA. The PSA shall provide the necessary facilities, manpower, equipment, registration system, and resources to carry out the registration in the registration centers.

In the case of Filipino citizens residing abroad, the registration shall be made in the nearest Philippine Embassy or Philippine Foreign Service post, or other registration centers that may be designated by the Department of Foreign Affairs in coordination with the PSA.

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