Legal basis and related laws
- Executive Order No. 306 invokes the authority of the President under powers vested by law.
- Executive Order No. 306 premises identity-document requirements on the Philippine Passport Act of 1996 (Republic Act No. 8239), including the statement that a passport is an official document superior to all other documents.
- Executive Order No. 306 connects government-issued identity documents to compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2002 (Republic Act No. 9160, as amended), which requires covered institutions to establish and record true client identity using official documents.
- Executive Order No. 306 links the use of official identity documents to prevention of violations of the Revised Penal Code (Act No. 3815, as amended), including public use of fictitious names and fraud by using fictitious names.
- Executive Order No. 306 ties identity-document lawful use to enforcement of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386, as amended) prohibitions on use of different names and surnames, except for pen and stage names (Arts. 379 and 380).
- Executive Order No. 306 references the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 (Commonwealth Act No. 613, as amended), including penalties for evading immigration laws by using assumed or fictitious names (Sec. 45).
- Executive Order No. 306 references the Tax Reform Act of 1997 (Republic Act No. 8424), as amended, including making unlawful the entry of false or fictitious names in taxpayer accounts and records.
- Executive Order No. 306 references Presidential Decree No. 1829, including penalties for knowingly using a fictitious name to obstruct, impede, frustrate, or delay apprehension and criminal investigation and prosecution (Sec. 1[d]).
- Executive Order No. 306 references Commonwealth Act No. 142, as amended by Republic Act No. 6085, including penalties for using a name different from the one registered at birth (or other authorized registrations) and for using substitute names authorized by a competent court (Sec. 1).
Purpose and policy intent
- Executive Order No. 306 is issued to promote the lawful use of government-issued identity documents.
- Executive Order No. 306 is intended to prevent violations of laws involving false names and identities by improving the reliability of identity documents used in transactions.
- Executive Order No. 306 treats government-issued identity documents as tools to deter and prevent identity-related legal violations connected to criminal, civil, tax, immigration, and money laundering rules.
Identity documents required for transactions
- Executive Order No. 306 orders all government departments and agencies to require presentation of identity documents for transactions requiring the production of identity documents.
- Executive Order No. 306 requires Filipino citizens and resident aliens to present at least one of the following identity documents for such transactions:
- A valid passport issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
- A valid driver's license issued by the Land Transportation Office (LTO).
- A valid member’s identity card issued by the Social Security System (SSS).
- A valid “non-driver’s identity document (ID)” issued by LTO.
- Executive Order No. 306 requires the identity document rules to operate through the transaction-based identity-document production requirement of each government department and agency.
Issuance of non-driver identity document (ID)
- Executive Order No. 306 allows Filipino citizens and resident aliens who do not possess any of the identity documents enumerated in paragraphs (1) through (3) to apply with LTO for issuance of a “non-driver’s identity document (ID).”
- Executive Order No. 306 makes the LTO the receiving office for applications for the “non-driver’s identity document (ID)” when a person lacks the passport, driver’s license, and SSS identity card.
Effect on existing issuances
- Executive Order No. 306 revokes executive orders or issuances, or portions thereof, that are inconsistent with its identity-document requirement.
- Executive Order No. 306 provides that inconsistent executive orders or issuances are amended or modified accordingly.