Heeding the call to a sustainable national ID system, the Philippine Statistics Authority, Siquijor Provincial Statistical Office kick-started its institutional registration of the Philippine IdentificationSystem or PhilSys at Siquijor District Jail of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Caipilan, Siquijor, Siquijor on 26 to 27 October 2021.

Persons deprived of liberty (PDL) including the agency’s employees participated in Step 2 Registration which involves validation of demographic information and the capture of biometric information such as iris scan, fingerprint and front-facing photograph.

Headed by Statistical Specialist II Jill Bernadette C. Abing, Focal Person of PhilSys of Siquijor PSO, one (1) PhilSys Registration Team (PRT) was deployed to facilitate the conduct of the registration process.

In this collaborative effort, a total of 63 registrants, comprising of sixteen (16) employees, 43 inmates and four (4) family members, successfully completed the registration process for PhilSys. All throughout the conduct of the registration process, minimum health and safety protocols were strictly followed in all phases of the operations as we continue to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.