Leaders in Philippines weigh ePhilIDs vs physical IDs amid problems meeting production
As of September 8th, 2023, roughly 81 million Filipinos have registered for national IDs in the past three years, but…
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Over 80M Filipinos now have a digital ID despite continuing delays
Three years after launching its national digital ID project PhilSys, the Philippines has announced that it has registered more than…
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 digital ID efforts draw in Totm biometrics
Digital ID and onboarding biometrics company Totm Technologies is pairing with a Filipino telco to win more government sales. Totm…
Accept ID cards or face fine, Philippines tells public agencies, banks
After complaints from low-income residents of the Philippines saying that some government offices and financial institutions have refused to accept…
SIM registration system in Philippines accepts digital IDs with animal faces
In the Philippines, the NBI ran an “experiment” and found that SIM cards can be registered even with the photo…
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,…
Philippines wants to issue more digital IDs than cards as President takes active interest
The Philippines government says it will henceforth focus more on issuing the digital version of the PhilID, while physical cards…
Biometric authentication app for national ID soon to launch in Philippines
According to the Philippine News Agency, on Tuesday, the Philippine Statistics Authority in Negros Oriental (PSA-Negros Oriental), began piloting its…
Filipino lawmakers deplore missed target for biometric ID card production
The House Committee on Appropriations of the Philippines parliament has been told that only 36 million physical ID cards (PhilID)…
