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) have been printed to date, out of an expected 92 million.

During a recent budget hearing, the Appropriations Committee members learnt that the company contracted by the Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) for the job, produced only 80,000 biometric ID cards a day, out of the expected 126,000 daily target, Manila Bulleting reports.

Asked why the company failed …

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