Philippines social media identity verification proposal draws rights criticism
A handful of Asian governments are thinking about – or have rolled out – identity verification for social media users,…
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Philippines deploying facial recognition to identify anti-corruption protesters
The eGovPH platform has not experienced a data breach, says a Philippines official department. In response to claims that more…
Philippines DICT leader reveals successes in ‘challenging’ digital ID journey
MOSIP Connect 2025 has kicked off in Manila following the inaugural edition of the multi-day conference last year in Addis…
Philippines reaches 84 million digital IDs amid DPI rollout
The Philippines is up to 84 million registrations for the national digital ID, which have been used in 100 million…
Philippines digital ID app integrates HID platform for ISO-compliant interoperability
The Philippines’ “Super App” for storing government-issued digital IDs has integrated HID Global’s mobile ID management system to make the…
Philippines launches official national digital ID, new authentication services
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has unveiled two new biometric authentication services, namely the National ID eVerify and National ID…
Philippines introduces digital ID for pensioners as eGov user numbers increase
Pensioners and other users of insurance services in Philippines can henceforth access services from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)…
Philippines to examine biometric data quality, fast-track digital ID issuance
The poor quality of biometrics collected by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has put the rollout of the PhilSys ID…
Philippines launches ‘eGov’ super app, tests biometric authentication for national IDs
The Philippines recently-launched eGov PH Super App aims to streamline government documents and services access. Part of the e-Gov PH system,…
