MANILA, Philippines — The jockeying for the prime contract of printing the national ID system for an estimated 116 million Filipinos is over. To prevent delays that usually follow a contentious bidding process among private contractors, the government has decided to take matters into its own hands and print the ID cards itself. ADVERTISEMENTOn Monday, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) signed a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to produce blank cards for IDs under the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). Each ID card will cost P30, but will be provided free to citizens, BSP Senior Assistant Governor Dahlia Luna said. ADVERTISEMENTThe national ID scheme also aims at ensuring efficiency in the so-called know-your-customer process for private institutions.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 07, 2019 20:37 UTC