The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has announced that children aged one to four are now eligible for registration in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). According to the PSA, parents or guardians who are already registered in PhilSys can now register their young children in the system.
“The PhilSys Number (PSN) or permanent identification number of the child that will be generated will be linked to the accompanying parent or guardian,” stated the PSA.
To facilitate the registration process, the PSA has outlined several supporting documents that can be presented:
Certificate of Live Birth issued by the PSA or the Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO)
Report of Birth issued by the PSA or Philippine Foreign Service Post (PFSP)
Certificate of Foundling issued by the PSA
Certificate of Foundling or Certificate of Live Birth or Persons with No Known Parent/s issued by the PSA
Municipal Form No. 102
Philippine Passport or ePassport issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
Any document showing the full name of the child, date and place of birth, the full name of the mother, and the full name of the father if acknowledged.
Once the child’s demographic information has been verified, their front-facing photograph will be captured. However, complete biometric information, including fingerprints, iris scan, and an updated front-facing photograph, will only be captured once the child reaches the age of five, as per the PSA.
PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa emphasized the agency’s commitment to registering more Filipinos in PhilSys, including minors. “The PSA is continually making efforts to make the registration process child-friendly; our registration personnel are ready to assist our young registrants and their parents in the process,” Mapa assured.