Consumer rights advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines on Thursday urged the national government to accelerate the implementation of the Philippine National ID system.
Consumer rights advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines on Thursday urged the national government to accelerate the implementation of the Philippine National ID system, saying the project could hasten the digital transformation of all sectors in both public and private entities crucial a sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
The objective of the Philippine ID system is to provide a valid proof of identity “as a means of simplifying public and private transactions, and shall be a social and economic platform that promotes seamless social service delivery and strengthens financial inclusion for both public and private services,” according to the PhilSys web site.
“It will expand access to financial technologies to empower more productive participants across all sectors of the population,” he said. “This will dramatically ease the way we transact business and competitiveness.” Oxales also pointed out that government services and functions will be more efficient with the National ID system.
“The enforcement of the SIM Registration Act will also be facilitated by linking each SIM to a user’s PhilID making each call and SMS message traceable to the individual subscriber,” Oxales added.
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