Unified Government ID System EO 420

Section 2 covers all government agencies and government-owned and controlled corporations that issue ID cards to their members or constituents.
Section 2 makes the unified ID system binding on covered agencies and GOCCs for their ID-card issuance activities.

Section 3 limits the data to be collected and recorded by participating agencies to the following:
- Name
- Home Address
- Sex
- Picture
- Signature
- Date of Birth
- Place of Birth
- Marital Status
- Names of Parents
- Height
- Weight
- Two index fingers and two thumbmarks
- Any prominent distinguishing features like moles and other
- Tax Identification Number (TIN)
Section 3 requires that a corresponding ID number issued by the participating agency and a common reference number form part of stored ID data.
Section 3 requires that, for visual verification purposes, at least the first five terms listed in Section 3 (Name through Marital Status) plus the print of the right thumbmark (or any of the fingerprints as collected and stored) appear on the face or back of the ID card.

Section 4 authorizes the Director-General, National Economic and Development Authority to streamline and harmonize all government ID systems.
Section 4 anchors the unified system’s implementation through centralized harmonization authority.

Section 5(a) requires the Director-General, within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of the executive order, to adopt a unified government ID system containing only the data and features indicated in Section 3 to validly establish the identity of the card holder.
Section 5(b) directs the Director-General to enter into agreements with:
- local governments through their respective leagues of governors or mayors;
- the Commission on Elections (COMELEC); and
- other branches or instrumentalities of the government,
  for ensuring government-wide adoption and support for streamlining ID systems.
Section 5(c) allows the Director-General to call on any other government agency or institution and to create sub-committees or technical working groups to provide assistance necessary for effective performance.
Section 5(d) requires the Director-General to promulgate rules or regulations necessary to pursue the objectives of the executive order.

Section 6 requires the Director-General and pertinent agencies to adopt safeguards ensuring that the right to privacy of an individual takes precedence over efficient public service delivery.
Section 6(a) mandates that data recorded and stored must be limited to those specified in Section 3, and must be used only for identity-establishment purposes.
Section 6(b) prohibits the collection or compilation of other data in violation of a person’s right to privacy under the executive order.
Section 6(c) requires stringent systems of access control to data in the identification system.
Section 6(d) requires that collected and stored data be treated as strictly confidential, and that personal or written authorization of the Owner is required for access and disclosure.
Section 6(e) requires advanced security features and cryptographic technology to protect the identification card issued.
Section 6(f) requires that a written request by the Owner be made for any correction or revision of relevant data, subject to conditions the participating agency issuing the ID card prescribes.

Section 7 provides that funds recommended by the Department of Budget and Management shall be provided to carry out the objectives of the executive order.

Section 8 revokes, amends, or modifies all executive orders or issuances (or portions thereof) that are inconsistent with the executive order.

Section 9 makes the executive order effective fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
The executive order is Executive Order No. 420, issued April 13, 2005 and signed by GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, with EDUARDO R. ERMITA as Executive Secretary.