Question & AnswerQ&A (MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 95)
The purpose of RA No. 11055 is to establish the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) as the single national identification system to promote seamless delivery of services, improve efficiency, transparency, targeted delivery of public social services, enhance administrative governance, reduce corruption, curtail bureaucratic red-tape, avert fraudulent transactions, strengthen financial inclusion, and promote ease of doing business.
Covered individuals under the PhilSys include citizens and resident aliens of the Philippines.
The PSN is the standard identification number for an individual across all government agencies and identification systems; it is used for integration and authentication across government processes.
All government agencies, offices, instrumentalities, local government units (LGUs), government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs), government financial institutions (GFIs), state universities and colleges, and other chartered institutions are required to integrate the PhilSys.
No, the integration does not grant any form of access to the PhilSys Registry; agencies can use PhilSys-enabled services like authentication but cannot access the registry itself.
Covered agencies must identify processes using PhilSys, determine biometric authentication devices needed, develop 2-year integration work plans, incorporate integration in strategic plans, coordinate and formalize agreements with the PSA, and publish their PhilSys integration plans.
Reasonable and appropriate organizational, technical, and physical security measures must be put in place to protect the PhilSys Registry and registered information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, loss, destruction, or damage.
The PSA, through its PhilSys Registry Office, supports agencies and the private sector in planning, analysis, integration, piloting, and scaling of PhilSys use cases and ensures synchronization of government identification systems.
The DICT ensures that all government information databases and systems allow interoperability, include the PSN field, and can be integrated with the PhilSys for efficient government transactions and secure data access.
The Circular took effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation on February 7, 2022.