The National ID system, which he called the national reference system, would be beneficial to all Filipinos because it integrates into ID various information contained in different documents issued by various government agencies, said Lacson.
A former Philippine National Police chief is pushing for the establishment of National ID system in order to facilitate government transactions and assist in the campaign against criminality.
Lacson filed Senate Bill 41, saying it has become very impractical for a person to remember various numbers assigned to each ID issued by the different government agencies.
The national reference system would also help fight against crime by facilitating the processes of apprehension and prosecution.
" In the Philippines, experience tells us how the public suffers constant delays and inconveniences in availing of basic public services and social security benefits due to inefficient and unreliable means of identifying the beneficiaries. Moreover, the quantum leaps in the tides of criminality and the continuing challenge of terrorism have rendered the need for a national identification system more urgent than ever," Lacson said.
The said proposal by the Lacson would be established to record and provide a single official identification for all citizens and foreign residents in the Philippines.
Lacson reiterate that the information in the national reference card would include the reference number, full name, permanent address, date and place of birth, signature, the photograph of the individual, blood type, and next of kin of the owner.
For further used, the card should also be capable of storing the biometric data of the individual.
"The card shall serve as the only official identification of the person to whom it is issued and shall be valid, accepted and honored, upon presentation, in any transaction requiring the identity, status, birth and other personal circumstances," Lacson said. No fee would be collected during enrollment registration, issuance and renewal or replacement of the reference card except when loss of card is due to the fault of the holder.
All information stored in the system would remain confidential.
A former Philippine National Police chief is pushing for the establishment of National ID system in order to facilitate government transactions and assist in the campaign against criminality.
Lacson filed Senate Bill 41, saying it has become very impractical for a person to remember various numbers assigned to each ID issued by the different government agencies.
The national reference system would also help fight against crime by facilitating the processes of apprehension and prosecution.
" In the Philippines, experience tells us how the public suffers constant delays and inconveniences in availing of basic public services and social security benefits due to inefficient and unreliable means of identifying the beneficiaries. Moreover, the quantum leaps in the tides of criminality and the continuing challenge of terrorism have rendered the need for a national identification system more urgent than ever," Lacson said.
The said proposal by the Lacson would be established to record and provide a single official identification for all citizens and foreign residents in the Philippines.
Lacson reiterate that the information in the national reference card would include the reference number, full name, permanent address, date and place of birth, signature, the photograph of the individual, blood type, and next of kin of the owner.
For further used, the card should also be capable of storing the biometric data of the individual.
"The card shall serve as the only official identification of the person to whom it is issued and shall be valid, accepted and honored, upon presentation, in any transaction requiring the identity, status, birth and other personal circumstances," Lacson said. No fee would be collected during enrollment registration, issuance and renewal or replacement of the reference card except when loss of card is due to the fault of the holder.
All information stored in the system would remain confidential.
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