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I PROLOGUE

Have you experienced watching a foreign movie and amazed when

they are searching for people and they have a database of all their citizens?Amazing huh? Have you encountered a scenario when you need to present an

Identification Card and you do not have one because of some reasons like you

are not a student or you do not have a work or perhaps you have a work but

they do not give an Identification Card? Or in some instances when you have an

Identification Card but they require at least two Identification Card? Have you

ever check your parents wallet and wonder whats with their many different

IDs? Have you been so desperate to have an Identification Card that even if youdo not send mail because of other alternatives technology offers, you go to the

Post Office and apply for Postal I.D? Have you wished you only need to present

one (1) Identification Card for government transactions? Have you been so

tired of all the requirements you need to provide and all that costs to have an

Identification Card? Have you ever wondered or dreamed that someday

somehow Filipinostoo will have that so called National Identification Card?

II INTRODUCTION

National Identification Card is a portable document, typically a plasticized

card with digitally-embedded information, that someone is required or

encouraged to carry as a means of confirming their identity.1 National

Identification Card are used by many countries in the world now like Belgium

that introduced their National ID Card in 2004 with plans to include all citizens

1Margaret Rouse,Definition National Identity Card, Search Security, (April, 2010),

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/national-identity-card.
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avail such ID. So here are the steps, before you can get your ID, make sure you

are already a member of the Social Security System otherwise you cannot

proceed. If you are not a member yet, register now for your SSS number and

start your contributions. You need to download E-6 form that can be found inSSS website, then you need to present two (2) valid IDs, submit the application

form at the SSS branch near you for your assessment and verification together

with your valid ID or supporting documents (if you dont have any ID), have

your fingerprints and signature taken, then your acknowledgement slip will be

given to you by the employee when youre finished. Youre done. Just wait for

your SSS Id card delivered to you at your home address. 10Sounds easy? The real

thing is it takes a while, before you get that ID. Even before the sun is up, you

are already outside SSS and there is still a chance that you cannot finished what

you need to accomplish. Notice the option that you have if you do not have a

valid ID which just proved that some if not many Filipinos do not have a valid ID

and this process it requires two (2)! Same goes when one is availing passport,

visa, drivers license, Philhealth, etc., wherein more than one (1) ID is required.

Red tape in the bureaucracy, or the delay in the processing and transactions,

has always been the chief complaint of the people about government offices.

Time and again we hear of stories from people who spent hours lining up and

eventually getting frustrated because of the lack of acceptable proof of identity

or transactions get lost in the process due to the lack of an efficient tracking

system.11

Technology is constantly growing, advancing, developing, modernizing

and revolutionizing the way people conduct their daily lives. The complicated to

simplest of tasks, technology is being design to make life easier, faster and

10House Bill 217, 13

thCong, 1

stSess (July 4, 2004)

11Five Things You Should Know Before Applying For Your SSS ID

http://www.bendaggers.com/how-to-apply-sss-social-security-id-e6/ (last accessed October 12,

2013)
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more efficient. Owing to the constant use of technology, the Philippines can

step further and use this technology for the Filipino Identification System.

Biometry or biometrics is "the science of the application of statistical methods

to biological facts; a mathematical analysis of biological data." [12]12

The term"biometrics" has now evolved into a broad category of technologies which

provide precise confirmation of an individual's identity through the use of the

individual's own physiological and behavioral characteristics.13A physiological

characteristic is a relatively stable physical characteristic such as a fingerprint,

retinal scan, hand geometry or facial features. A behavioral characteristic is

influenced by the individual's personality and includes voice print, signature

and keystroke. 14Most biometric identification systems use a card or personal

identification number (PIN) for initial identification. The biometric measurement

is used to verify that the individual holding the card or entering the PIN is the

legitimate owner of the card or PIN. Since this National Identification System

uses technology what are the possible pros and cons? What are the sides of

different government agencies?

Now, it can be said that there is a chance that National Identification Card

can be part of Filipinos lives. Though in the past years, there have been several

failed attempts. Why do you think it failed despite the impression of a

promising law that will bring improvements in the bureaucracy of the country

plus it will also help in the efficiency in government offices?

III HISTORY

In December 12, 1996, Fidel V. Ramos as President of the Philippinesissued an Administrative Order No. 308, entitled Adoption of a National

12Ople vs Torres et al. G.R. No. 127685, July 23, 1998.

13 id.

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Computerized Identification Reference System. This was the first attempt in

establishing a National Identification System in the Philippines. It did not push

through because the legality of A.O 308 was questioned by Senator Blas F.

Ople. In the case of Blas F. Ople,vs.

Ruben D. Torres, Alexander Aguirre,Hector Villanueva, Cielito Habito, Robert Barbers, Carmencita Reodica, Cesar

Sarino, Renato Valencia, Tomas P. Africa, head of the National Computer Center

and Chairman of the Commission on Audit (Ople vs. Torres), G.R. No. 127685

which was promulgated July 23, 1998, the National Identification System was

the Presidents answer in the need to provide Filipino citizens and foreign

residents with the facility to conveniently transact business with basic service

and social security providers and other government instrumentalities which will

require a computerized system to properly and efficiently identify persons

seeking basic services on social security and reduce, if not totally eradicate,

fraudulent transactions and misrepresentations and a concerted and

collaborative effort among the various basic services and social security

providing agencies and other government instrumentalities is required to

achieve such a system. However, on January 24, 1997, Ople filed an instant

petition against respondents, then Executive Secretary Ruben Torres and the

heads of the government agencies, who as members of the Inter-Agency

Coordinating Committee, are charged with the implementation of A.O. No.

308. On April 8, 1997, a temporary restraining order enjoining its

implementation was issued. Ople contends that the establishment of National

Identification System requires a legislative act and being it issued by the

President through an Administrative Order, there is usurpation of the powers of

the Congress. Also, the appropriation of the President of public funds for the

implementation of A.O 308 is an unconstitutional usurpation of the exclusive

tight of Congress to appropriate public funds for expenditure. Lastly, Ople

contends that the implementation of A.O 308 will violate the Bill of Rights

enshrined in the Constitution. The respondents counter- argue that the instant

petition is not a justiciable case as would warrant judicial review and the


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standing of the petitioner to sue but the Supreme Court ruled that as a Senator,

petitioner is possessed of the requisite standing to bring suit raising the issue

that the issuance of A.O. No. 308 is a usurpation of legislative power. As

taxpayer and member of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS),petitioner can also impugn the legality of the misalignment of public funds and

the misuse of GSIS funds to implement A.O. No. 308. Respondents also

contended that A.O. No. 308 was issued within the Executive and

Administrative powers of the President without encroaching on the Legislative

powers of Congress. While Congress is vested with the power to enact laws, the

President executes the laws. A.O. No. 308 is not a mere administrative order

but a law and hence, beyond the power of the President to issue. It establishes

a system of identification that is all-encompassing in scope, affects the life and

liberty of every Filipino citizen and foreign resident, and more particularly,

violates their right to privacy. It establishes for the first time a National

Computerized Identification Reference System. It does not simply implement

the Administrative Code of 1987. With regards to the right of people to privacy

which is a fundamental right given by the Constitution, Section 4 of the

Administrative Order provides for a Population Reference Number (PRN) as a

"common reference number to establish a linkage among concerned agencies"

through the use of "Biometrics Technology" and "computer application designs."

A.O. No. 308 does not state whether encoding of data is limited to biological

information alone for identification purposes. The indefiniteness of A.O. No.

308 can give the government the roving authority to store and retrieve

information for a purpose other than the identification of the individual through

his PRN. There is a potential for misuse of the data to be gathered and the more

frequent the use of the PRN, the better the chance of building a huge and

formidable information base through the electronic linkage of the files. The

data may be gathered for gainful and useful government purposes; but the

existence of this vast reservoir of personal information constitutes a covert

invitation to misuse, a temptation that may be too great for some of our


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authorities to resist. There are no controls to guard against leakage of

information. The Supreme Court hold that A.O. No. 308 falls short of assuring

that personal information which will be gathered about our people will only be

processed for unequivocally specified purposes.

The second attempt was when Hon. Rozzano Rufino B. Biazon,

Representative of the lone district of Muntinlupa City introduced House Bill 217

which is An Act Establishing a Mechanism for the National Identification System

in the Philippines, Providing for Benefits and Rights and Corresponding

Obligations, and for Other Purposes, which shall be known as National

Identification Card System (NICS) act of 2001. It was introduced during the First

Regular Session of the 13thCongress. Under the provisions of the House Bill,

The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall prepare the application forms for the

National Identification Card System (NICS). Persons at age of eighteen (18and

above are qualified to register. The identification card will contain the full

name, residence address, date of birth, sex, height and weight, nationality,

signature, permanent serial number and photograph. This house bill

nevertheless did not passed through.

The next attempt is by Aquilino Pimentel Jr., An Act Establishing

the Philippine National Identification System and be known as the National

Identification system Act of 2004, Senate Bill 1163 during the Third Regular

Session of the 14th Congress. According to the bills explanatory note, the

national identification card will do away with the need to present other

documents required for identification purposes. It intends to facilitate, for

instance, the issuance of passports and other official documents required by

our citizens from the Government. It will make the payment of fees and the

collection of taxes much easier and efficient. Election fraud, which is national

scourge, can be eliminated with the use of a national identification card. Also,

this bill did not push through.


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existing government IDs such as those provided by the Social Security System,

the Government Service and Insurance System, the Commission on Elections,

and Philhealth.18

This next attempt though, it is not national identification system but a

unified identification system. April 13, 2005, then President Gloria Macapagal-

Arroyo issued Executive Order 420. This Executive Order requires all

government and government- owned and controlled corporations to streamline

and harmonize their Identification (ID) System and authorizing for that purpose

the Director- General, National Economic and Development Authority to

implement the same and for other purposes. The EO was issued because good

governance is a major thrust of the Administration,

the existing multiple

identification systems in government have created unnecessary and costly

redundancies and higher costs to government, while making it inconvenient for

individuals to be holding several identification cards; there is urgent need to

streamline and integrate the processes and issuance of identification cards in

government to reduce costs and to provide greater convenience for those

transacting business with government; and a unified identification system willfacilitate private businesses, enhance the integrity and reliability of

government-issued identification cards in private transactions, and prevent

violations of laws involving false names and identities. However this EO was

questioned and as discussed in the case of Kilusang Mayo Uno et al. vs.

Director- General, National Economic and Development Authority and the

Secretary of Department of Budgt and Management, G.R. No. 167798, Bayan

Muna Representatives et al., vs Ermita, et al.,G.R. No. 167930, two

consolidated cases which was promulgated on April 19, 2006. According to the

EO, a corresponding ID number issued by the participating agency and a

common reference number shall form part of the stored ID data and, together

18Government poll: Pinoys 4-1 for national ID plan,Asian Journal, (October 17,

2002),http://asianjournalusa.com/government-poll-pinoys-for-national-id-plan-p265-67.htm
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with at least the first five items from the list to be collected and recorded by the

participating agencies which shall not be limited to Name; Home Address; Sex;

Picture; Signature; Date of Birth; Place of Birth; Marital Status; Names of Parents;

Height; Weight; Two index fingers and two thumb marks; Any prominentdistinguishing features like moles and others; and Tax Identification Number

(TIN)., including the print of the right thumb mark, or any of the fingerprints as

collected and stored, shall appear on the face or back of the ID card. Petitioners

in G.R. No. 167798 allege that EO 420 is unconstitutional because it constitutes

usurpation of legislative functions by the executive branch of the government.

Furthermore, they allege that EO 420 infringes on the citizens right to privacy .

On the Alleged Usurpation of Legislative Power, the Supreme Court held that EO

420 applies only to government entities that issue ID cards as part of their

functions under existing laws. These government entities have already been

issuing ID cards even prior to EO 420. Examples of these government entities

are the GSIS, SSS, Philhealth, Mayors Office, LTO, PRC, and similar government

entities. The purposes of the uniform ID data collection and ID format are to

reduce costs, achieve efficiency and reliability, insure compatibility, and provide

convenience to the people served by government entities. Also, the President

may by executive or administrative order direct the government entities under

the Executive department to adopt a uniform ID data collection and format.

President shall have control of all executive departments, bureaus and offices.

He shall ensure that the laws be faithfully executed.19 Certainly, under this

constitutional power of control the President can direct all government

entities, in the exercise of their functions under existing laws, to adopt a

uniform ID data collection and ID format. Presidents power of control is limited

to the Executive branch of government and does not extend to the Judiciary, or

to the independent constitutional commissions, also, it does not compel all

citizens to have an ID card. Evidently, EO 420 does not establish a national ID

system because legislation is needed to establish a single ID system that is

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compulsory for all branches of government. The President has not usurped

legislative power in issuing EO 420. On the Alleged Infringement of the Right to

Privacy, all these years, the GSIS, SSS, LTO, Philhealth and other government

entities have been issuing ID cards in the performance of their governmentalfunctions. There have been no complaints from citizens that the ID cards of

these government entities violate their right to privacy. There have also been

no complaints of abuse by these government entities in the collection and

recording of personal identification data. The right to privacy does not bar the

adoption of reasonable ID systems by government entities. With the exception

of the specific data shown on the ID card, the personal data collected and

recorded under EO 420 are treated as strictly confidential under Section 6(d)

of EO 420. These data are not only strictly confidential but also personal

matters. The right of the people to information on matters of public concern

shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents, and papers

pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as well as to government

research data used as basis for policy development, shall be afforded the

citizen, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law.20 Personal

matters are exempt or outside the coverage of the peoples right to information

on matters of public concern. The data treated as strictly confidential under

EO 420 being private matters and not matters of public concern, these data

cannot be released to the public or the press. In the present case, EO 420

does not establish a national ID system but makes the existing sectoral card

systems of government entities and is a proper subject of executive issuance

under the Presidents constitutional power of control over government entities

in the Executive department, as well as under the Presidents constitutional

duty to ensure that laws are faithfully executed.

The latest attempt of the revival of National Identification System was

filed by Hon. Al Francis C. Bichara of the 2nd District of Albay during the First

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Regular Session of the Sixteenth (16th) Congress. He filed House Bill 000011

which shall be known as Filipino Identification System Act. Section three (3) of

the bill states that Filipino Identification System was established and institute as

an economic and social tool towards the attainment of progressive societythrough efficient services for all Filipinos. The Identification System shall

provide official identification of all citizens of the Republic of the Philippines

through the issuance of the Filipino Identification Card. It shall gradually

concert and consolidate all existing Government- initiated identification

systems into one- integrated and efficient identification system. Unlike in other

previous bills, House Bill 000011 requires every Filipino to have a Filipino ID

card. In other previous bills, only persons of legal age can register but now

even a child can be registered by his/her parents or legal guardian. There is

also a huge difference in terms of the penal provisions of the old bills than this

new bill. During the 14th Congress, the punishment to persons who fail to

comply with the requirements of the act was a fine not exceeding ten thousand

pesos (P10,000.00) or imprisonment of not more than six(6) months, or, both,

at the discretion of the court, while during the present House Bill, any person

who knowingly uses false information in applying for the issuance of Filipino ID

or procures a card through fraud of who utilizes the card in unlawful manner,

shall be punished with a fine of not less than five thousand pesos (500,000.00)

but not more than five hundred thousand pesos or an imprisonment of non less

than six months but not more than 2 years, or both fine and imprisonment at

the discretion of the court. The penal provision in the present bill is stronger.

One of the reasons why this proposal fails was the threat to privacy of

persons. Human rights group Karapatan said the twin proposals from Congress

to introduce a national identification system and to register phone SIM cards

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civil and political rights.21 Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary-general said

that such measures will aggravate the already bleak human rights situation in

the country where human rights defenders and political dissenters are subjects

of surveillance, threats, illegal arrests and detention, enforced disappearancesand extrajudicial killings, also, a more productive response to the need for an

efficient system of delivering government service to the people is through the

prioritization and allocation of necessary funds for social services instead of

giving a lions share of public funds to the defense sector.22

Even before, it has always been privacy and security that hinders the

passage of the National Identification System or in the present proposal, the

Filipino Identification Card. Today, the proposed law requiring all Filipinos to

secure individual identification cards has been approved on second reading by

the House of Representatives.23

IV PROS AND CONS OF FILIPINO ID CARD

Pros:

Reduce Red Tape

This is what the proposed bill aims, according to its author, Albay

Representative Hon. Bichara. If the bill became a law, procedures will be easier

with transactions with the government offices as well as for other purposes.

21 Rhodina Villanueva,Human rights group hits national ID system, The Philippine Star,

(August 6, 2013) http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/08/06/1057151/human-rights-group-hits-national-id-system22id.

23National ID system hurdles 2nd reading,ABS-CBN news, (February 15,

2013)http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/02/15/13/national-id-system-hurdles-2nd-reading
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Important data about a person are already in the card and there is no need to

further prove it while transacting since the card is issued by the government

itself. The National Statistics Office (NSO) in coordination with Department of

Foreign Affairs (DFA) through the Philippine Embassies and Consular Officesshall determine, validate and administer the data and materials required to

avail the benefits of the identification system.24 Identifying and identification

of a person will not be burdensome anymore.

In connection with the reduction of red tape in the bureaucracy, the

following are additional pros:

Faster, undemanding transaction-Since identity verification is

easier, transactions will be speedier. In just a swipe of the card the necessary

data are there. No need to carry all those documents.

Reliable data- Since this process of using Filipino ID uses

computers, there is less room for errors because it is run by a machine, also

the records stored in the computer are already verified before being encoded.

Easier backtracking- Also, because the process uses

computers, histories of transactions are saved and can be reviewed anytime

needed.

Cannot be refused- Any person who shall willfully and

unjustifiably refuse to accept, acknowledge or recognize the Filipino ID as the

only official identification of the owner thereof shall also be punished with

penalties or imprisonment.25

Practical

Less Cost- No need to have those many different IDs. Of course,

for that every ID you paid, you present several documents and you spend in

printing and requesting of those, you traveled and spend time.

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Free- The application and issuance of the Filipino ID shall be

initially free of charge as part of the government social service

responsibility.26The ID will be valid for at least ten (10) years and subject to

renewal so one can save up for its renewal.

Functional

The Filipino ID Card shall be presented and honored in transactions

requiring the identity, status, birth, and all other personal circumstances such

as but not limited to the following:27

All transactions with the government;

Application for passport and drivers license;

Filing applications for any services and benefits offered by the

Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Social Security System (SSS),

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and Home Development

Mutual Fund (HDMF);

Proof of identity, status, age, address for admission in all schools,

college learning institutions, and/or colleges and universities as well as for

employment purposes;

Availment of benefits or privileges afforded by law to senior

citizens

Application for National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearance,

fiscal and police clearance;

Voting identification purposes- some citizens might try to vote in

elections more than once. Many times, they come up with fictional characters

so that a candidate can get additional votes. National ID cards prevent forged

identities;


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Employees identification card with respect to government

employees; and

Such other purposes and uses which the NSO may from time to

time prescribe.

One can show his ID card to prove his identity and credentials.

When one encountered an accident, with his ID card, his identity

and medical history is at hand.

Security

Government officials can prevent individuals who are not supposed

to be in a certain area, such as individuals who have been deemed national

security threats, from performing certain actions such as flying.

Filipino ID card has tamper- proof security material that will protect

the identity of the card holders from unwarranted and unauthorized access.28

Filipino ID cards will help employers identify if a job applicant is

actually a citizen of the country and fight illegal employment.

ID cards help combat identity theft, owner of the ID can prove his

identity.

Cons:

Security

Identification Card for all Filipinos means a database of all

Filipinos- there is that big risk, what if the database was hacked? What if it was

hacked without the government noticing it and the informations are jumbled

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sense makes life easier, it also gives easier access to people with illegal or

immoral intentions to a vast record of Filipino citizens.

The card also contains health records, if one has been diagnosed

for certain disease or ailment and he/she applied for work, the employer cansee such record and may be a factor why he/she will not be accepted.

Privacy

The card contains a lot of information about a person and if it was

lost or the database was hacked, such information can be made to public

without the permission of the person.

Cost

The costs for printing and maintaining the card, other staffing

issues add to the total economic costs, including hiring, firing, training,

administration, holiday leave, sick leave and issue of cards overseas. There are

103,775,002 million Filipinos as of July 2012 as estimated, just imagine how

much would it cost the government and such funds came from tax, from

people.29

V

COMMENT/ OPINION OF SOME GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

President of the republic Of Philippines- President Aquino is cool to

the proposal to revive the national identification system aimed at cutting red

tape and increasing productivity among Filipinos. Deputy presidential

29CIA World Factbook, Philippines Demographics Profile 2013, Index Mundi, (February 21,

2013), http://www.indexmundi.com/philippines/demographics_profile.html)
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spokesperson Abigail Valte said the President has apprehensions over the

previous proposals because of the privacy aspect. Albay Rep. Al Francis Bichara

has filed House Bill 11 or the Filipino ID bill as a practical and doable way to

facilitate and streamline government transactions. Valte said they were open toreview Bicharas proposal to check whether there were new provisions

compared to the measures filed before.30

COMELEC-Approval of the proposed bill can lead to systematized

voters registration. A national ID system could prevent a repeat of the chaos

that marked the 10-day registration of voters for the barangay and

Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said.

The poll body admitted that a national ID system would simplify the voters

registration process. According to the COMELCs spokesman James Jimenez,

They never opposed proposals for a national ID system because they know it

would simplify the registration system, that they dont have objection. But

Jimenez said the COMELECs concern is the database that would be used in

coming up with the national ID cards. COMELEC do not share their database

which contains voters information that is also the reason why they are notincluded in Unified Multi-Purpose ID (UMID), which was adopted by the

government to harmonize the identification systems of government agencies

and government and controlled corporations. A voters ID contains information

such as the voters name, signature, address, date of birth, sex, photograph,

the number of polling precinct and voting center where he or she is registered,

as well as the Voters Identification Number. Jimenez also said that having a

national ID system might also lead to online registration of voters, which is

currently not allowed by law. According to COMELEC, around 52 million voters

took part in the May 13, 2013 polls. Jimenez said they are expecting the

30The Philippine Star, Noy cool to national ID system, (August 4, 2013),

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Benjamin Franklin said, "Those who would give up liberty for security will

get neither." I do not agree.

I am in favor of implementation of National Identification Card. It

previously failed for several times because of privacy but for me, if you are not

doing something against the law then whats with the hang back? Say

informations like medical records, travel history within or outside the country or

credit transactions will be in the card, so what if it will be seen by the

government? It will not be showed to the public and if it is needed to be seen

then just show it to prove what is needed to be proved. There will be

transparency and deception, scam and fraud can be avoided and prevented. The

ID Card does not prohibit you to those usual things you do, its concern is about

ones identity and its veracity and I do not see any problem with that. Also, I

personally agree to the advantages that it can bring. Requirement of multiple

IDs is really a hassle. As for me, I am a student and I have one ID, it is

problematic for me to conform to that requirement. I even go to the post office

and apply for postal ID to have additional ID. That is my case, for sure it is

harder on the part of people who are not studying or working, or if working do

not have ID. Long lines and very slow transactions in government offices is sousual that it was almost referred to as normal. But it was not! People may get

used to such but there should be reformation and improvement and this

Filipino ID for me will be a great help.

Implementation would be hard and would really take time since its

covers all citizens of the Philippines. The bill still needs to pass through a lot

since it just hurdled the 2nd reading in the House of Representatives. I hope it

will become a law.

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