PSA sets pilot-testing of national ID until mid-2020
Source
Newsbytes Philippines
http://newsbytes.ph/2019/10/psa-sets-pilot-testing-of-national-id-until-mid-2020/
Excerpt
The government is pilot-testing the implementation of the national ID until May or June next year, with the formal roll-out eyed by July to an initial 14 to 15 million registrants.
In a press briefing on Monday, Oct. 7, after the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) on the production of blank cards under the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) between the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) , PSA undersecretary and national statistician Claire Dennis Mapa said they are now touching base with marginalized sectors such as farmers and fisherfolks.
