Philippines ID system expands across government agencies and social benefit programs

The Philippines Identification System (PhilSys), the country’s digital identity scheme, is making new strides in increasing the availability of its services. The island nation plans to use PhilSys and its identity card PhilID to fast-track the digital transformation of government services and the distribution of social benefits.

"The National ID System will be at the core of this digitally transformed network of government services,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in July. “It will fundamentally change the lives of each Filipino. …

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