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2023-SR61-004
Over 86,101 Siquijodnons completed the Step 2 Registration process for the National ID which involves capturing of biometric information such as iris scan, fingerprints, and front-facing photograph. This is around 83.27 percent of the 103,395 population of Siquijor Province based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) result.
The Philippine Statistics Authority, Siquijor Provincial Statistical Office (PSA Siquijor-PSO), has partnered with the local and national agencies, private and public schools, private institutions, cooperatives, with the continued support from the Local Government Units (LGUs) and as part of the collaborative effort, the PhilSys Registration Team (PRT) was able to facilitate the Step 2 Registration or the verification of demographic data and collection of biometric data from the target population.
The Municipality of Siquijor recorded the highest number of registrants (25,126) among the six (6) municipalities in the Province of Siquijor who completed Step 2 Registration (biometric capture), followed by Lazi (18,576), San Juan (13,480), Maria (11,770), Larena (11,519), and then Enrique Villanueva (5,630).
PSA Siquijor-PSO had issued 45,578 printed ePhilIDs in the Province of Siquijor as of 06 February 2023. These had been claimed by 52.94 percent of Siquijodnons who successfully registered to Step 2 Registration.
Of the 45,578 issued ePhilIDs, 16,417 ePhilDs were successfully issued under Mode 1 and 29,161 were delivered by the PhilSys Registration Team (PRT) under Mode 2 in the province.
In Mode 1, registered persons already issued with a PhilSys Number (PSN) have claimed their ePhilID by logging in at the ePhilID Appointment System at https://appt.philsys.gov.ph to set an appointment to claim their ePhilID at PhilSys registration centers. While in Mode 2, the PhilSys personnel have been authorized for the printing and distribution of ePhilIDs to registered persons.
PSA Siquijor continues to conduct mobile registration with the goal of bringing PhilSys closer to the most vulnerable groups, such as the underprivileged, those who reside in geographically remote and underserved areas, indigenous people, and persons with disabilities (PWDs), to provide them with a legitimate form of identification that can be both physically and digitally verified.
As of 15 April 2022, as per the report from Landbank Siquijor Branch, 7,642 people had opened LBP savings accounts as a result of a successful registration during Step 2 Registration (biometric capture) and as part of PSA’s colocation strategy and to promote its financial inclusion.
For latest information on PhilSys, visit the official PhilSys website www.philsys.gov.ph or Facebook page www.facebook.com/PSAPhilSysOfficial. Should you have queries or concerns regarding PhilSys, you may also reach Siquijor Provincial Statistical Office via landline at (035) 542-5239 and (035) 542-5371 or phone number 09178099972 and email address siquijor@psa.gov.ph.
With the continued partnership of the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost), the official courier of the National ID, a total of 10,554 PhilID cards had been successfully delivered as of 31 January 2023. PHLPost delivers the PhilID for free to the registered address provided by the registrant.
SGD. JOSELITO C. MAGHANOY
(Supervising Statistical Specialist) Officer-in-Charge
