^{PSA Pangasinan Chief Statistical Specialist Edgar M. Norberte on-site with PhilSys Personnel during Step 2 Registration in Brgy. Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan City.}

Calasiao, Pangasinan – The Philippine Statistics Authority - Pangasinan Provincial Statistical Office consistently facilitates the continuing implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Step 2 Registration across the province. As of 31 December 2023, PSA has successfully registered a total number of 2,469,965 in Pangasinan or 78.08% of the population of 3,163,190 based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing.

As per the instruction of the National Statistician and Civil Registrar General Claire Dennis S. Mapa to accelerate the implementation of PhilSys, and to register and issue Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards to 92 million Filipinos by the end of December 2023, additional human resources was allocated. Registration Assistants (RA) were deployed to help increase the registration output. RAs invite and encourage potential registrants to avail of PhilSys services at the PhilSys Registration Centers.

^{PHOTO: Registration Assistant conducts survey of unregistered persons in Brgy. Pugaro Suit, Dagupan City.}

Determined to reach the target goal, PSA Pangasinan has set strategies to increase the PhilSys Registration output including the PhilSys On Wheels. In this mode of mobile registration, PSO is authorized to conduct registration using PSO vehicles and hired tricycle units. Registration on wheels includes house-to-house registration for unregistered population who are physically incapable of going to any Registration Center across the province, such as but not limited to Senior Citizens, Persons with Disability, and people who are bedridden. The initiative undoubtedly helped boost the number of registrations.

^{PHOTO: PhilSys On Wheels at Brgy. Turac, San Carlos City, Pangasinan.}

PSA Pangasinan contributed a total of 130,694 registrations from January to December 2023. PSA will continue to conduct registrations throughout the province as part of its advocacy in providing valid proof of identity for all citizens.

EDGAR M. NORBERTE
Chief Statistical Specialist
Provincial Statistical Office - Pangasinan