Maguindanao 2nd District Rep. Esmael ’Toto’ Mangudadatu hails the marching orders of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to accelerate the implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) or the National ID in the country.
According to Rep. Mangudadatu, President Duterte’s directives to the Philippine Statistics Authority and other attached agencies to fast-track the activation of the national ID system is a welcome development for the country, particularly since the CoVid-19 pandemic has placed the nation at grave risk and of great uncertainty.
PSA aims to implement the ID system in the following months and is said to be targeting some five million households by end of the year.
“If President Duterte would allow it, I would like to offer the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as well as Region 12, as pilot areas for the application of the national ID system,” said Mangudadatu.
The lawmaker said that the national ID could improved and hasten the distribution of government assistance, such as the social amelioration, directly to poor and low-income families.