The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) - La Union Provincial Statistical Office, through its Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) team, covered a total of 686,486 individuals registered under the PhilSys under Step 2 registration as of 30 June 2024.

The Step 2 registration includes validating of demographic data and capturing of biometric information such as fingerprints, iris scan, and front-facing photo.

Successful registration of individuals by city/municipality in La Union since its initial implementation in the first quarter of 2021 is detailed in the table below.

The PSA-La Union, through its PhilSys team, continuously conducts various strategic approaches to cover unregistered individuals in the province of La Union. These include PhilSys mobile registration in various barangays and institutional registration. Moreover, PSA-La Union also maintains its PhilSys Fix Registration Center (FRC), situated at Doña Pepita Bldg., Quezon Ave., Brgy. II, City of San Fernando, La Union, and deploys PhilSys personnel at the Civil Registration Services (CRS) Outlet of PSA-Regional Statistical Services Office I (PSA-RSSO I), Parammata Bldg., Biday, City of San Fernando, La Union, and at the Robinsons Place, City of San Fernando, La Union.

To continuously inform on PhilSys as well as its developments, PSA-La Union conducted the PhilSys Information Education Campaign (IEC) during PhilSys mobile registration, attended to the Association of the Barangay Captains (ABC) meetings, and invited public and private agencies for a dissemination forum via video conferencing to reach a wider audience about PhilSys.

Chief Statistical Specialist (CSS) Danites E. Teñido, PhD was also engaged in an insightful discussion about the PhilSys during the radio interview program "Ti PSA ken Sika" of DZAG Radyo Pilipinas Agoo. During the interview, CSS Teñido informed on the Digital National ID, accessible through https://national-id.gov.ph/. CSS Teñido also informed that to obtain a Digital National ID, individuals need to follow the steps outlined in the website, to ensure a smooth and efficient process for all registered individuals to the PhilSys.

The valid proof of identity provided by PhilSys shall be a means to streamline public and private transactions while fostering social and economic platforms for enhanced service and financial inclusion.

For more information about PhilSys, individuals can visit the official PhilSys website at https://philsys.gov.ph/ or the official Facebook page at PSAPhilSysOfficial.

SGD. DANITES E. TEÑIDO, PhD
Chief Statistical Specialist

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