Ping to PSA: Rush printing, delivery of Natl ID cards

SEN. Panfilo Lacson has asked the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to soonest issues on delayed printing and delivery of the National ID cards, noting how vital such are to citizens’ daily transactions.

Netizens earlier asked presidential aspirant Lacson, author and principal sponsor of the National ID law, what is causing the delay in the delivery of their National ID cards, after he posted on Twitter that he finally received his card last Friday, January28.

Lacson—who got his Philsys card nearly a year after he applied for it on February 4, 2021—also noted that other netizens, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWS), have inquired where and how they can apply for their ID cards.

“As the implementing agency of the Philsys Act, the PSA should address these issues as soon as possible. It should expedite the printing and delivery of the National ID cards. It must also renew and intensify its information drive on how Filipinos can apply for them,” said Lacson, standard bearer of Partido Reporma.

He added that while in his case, the birthdate on his card appeared inaccurate, he remains hopeful the National ID system overall will mean better access to social services and protection from crime and corruption.

“Finally I got my national ID card yesterday. Being an author and the principal sponsor of the Philsys Act, I hope it will help immensely improve social services, our government’s fight against crime and corruption and most importantly, public service in general,” Lacson said on his Twitter account on Saturday.