Charles Teves
Retired COMELEC commissioner Rowena Guanzon is also wondering about the national identification card (ID) is taking too long in its release.
Guanzon called out on the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on June 7 after Ethics PH founder Dominic Ligot asked if anyone who applied for the government-issued card had already received theirs.
I applied for a national ID today .one of my mga anak told me it's been a year and her ID has not arrived. Calling the @PSAgovph and Phil Post. https://t.co/nWlH6c0b2g
— Rowena Guanzon (@rowena_guanzon) June 7, 2022
Responsible for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) implementation is PSA . The national ID is also known as the PhilSys ID. Guanzon’s tweet now has over 3,000 likes.
Netizens who relate shared their experience in attaining the said ID. One said it took them 10 months, while others had to wait longer.
IT TOOK ME 10 months!
So apparently, 1 PSA staff told me that an officer in BSP (incharged of the printing).Embezzled enormous funds from the budget in printing. Tinipid nila yung printing w/c resulted in pile of printing loads. Then idk kung may case ba.BSP po ang may kalokohan— SONE 4 Ph (@slaiels) June 7, 2022
It's been a year or 2 since I applied for National ID. I haven't receive mine yet. :((( https://t.co/3lEuW01hOO
— irb (@briyanx_) June 8, 2022
Some can’t even track their IDs online.
They also advised me to track it via their website but my id number is not appearing https://t.co/9xyeeFCUqW
— svtljje || Junhui protection squad ⚖️ (@svtljje) June 8, 2022
Many think they have been scammed by the PSA after applying for the ID as they’ve yet to see progress.
mam bing kami po ng family ko nag-apply ng national I.D. sa PSA kasi kailangan daw ito, nag-apply kami last year pa october 2021 ang sabi nila i-dedeliver daw sa house nmin, 6 months daw ang processing but until today wala p rin,i asked them n baka nman pagkakaperahan lang ito ?
— gigit ignacio (@tweetygigit) June 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/Dannnsalazar/status/1534490642763894784?s=20&t=QCzVlZBuHsg6LmVC_RF7Cw
Hoi mga taga PSA taragis na yan gaano ba kabagal yang opisina nyo at di mailabas ang punyetang mga ID. Na yan….. anu papapsunog na ba natin ang @PostaLiD
— Bridgette Stone (@fuckwitthable) June 8, 2022
Anu na PSA?? PAGALAW NG BASO. HIGIT 1 YEAR NA.. ANO TOH? EMAIL MO NA LANG, KAMI NA MAGPIPRINT. JUSKOO.
— BonicaBabyeahh (@BonicaBabyeahh) June 8, 2022
They also advised me to track it via their website but my id number is not appearing https://t.co/9xyeeFCUqW
— svtljje || Junhui protection squad ⚖️ (@svtljje) June 8, 2022
The national ID system seeks to create a single identification card for Filipinos.
It will serve as a valid proof of identity in simplifying public and private transactions, enrollment in schools, and opening bank accounts.
An individual will receive the physical ID six months after registration.
Last April, “National ID” trended on Twitter because of the delay. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, responsible for printing the national ID cards, encouraged netizens to tweet more about the delay to help prevent red tape in the government.
