Advisory: Reference No. 21CRS02-05-0798
Advisory: Reference No. 21CRS02-05-0798
Advisory: Reference No. 21CRS02-05-0798
21CRS02-05-0798
ADVISORY
Under Republic Act No. 11055 or the Philippine Identification System Act, 1
the PhilID card shall serve as the official government-issued identification
document of cardholders in dealing with all national government agencies
(NGAs), local government units (LGUs), government-owned or controlled
corporations (GOCCs), government financial institutions (GFIs), State
Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and all private sector entities. As such,
the PhilID card shall be accepted as sufficient proof of identity, without the
need to present any other identification documents.
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Sections 6-7
Please find in the attached Annex an illustration of the PhilID card and
description of relevant security features, which can be used to determine
its authenticity.
Registered persons are advised not to use their PSN for transactions but
instead to use their PCN. Similarly, government agencies and private
entities should not request or seed the PSN. The PhilSys will provide
another form of token to be stored in databases of relying parties that are
integrated with the PhilSys, subject to guidelines that will be issued by the
PSA in the near future.
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Tokenization refers to the substitution of a sensitive data element (e.g. a permanent and unique
identifier such as the PSN) by non-sensitive equivalents, i.e. a token (e.g. PCNs), that have no
exploitable value by themselves and can be linked back to the sensitive data element when needed
and revoked or rotated when needed.
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Reference No. 21CRS02-05-0798
Subject: Philippine Identification (PhiIID) Cards as the official proof of identity for transactions with government and
private entities
Date: 19 May 2021
With this, all concerned government agencies, the private sector and the
general public are advised that PhilIDs issued by the PSA shall be the
official proof of identity of the cardholder in dealing with all NGAs, LGUs,
GOCCs, government GFIs, SUCs, and all private sector entities.
DNSLM/MBG/ECQ/RDF
Attachment:
1. Annex A – illustration of the PhilID card and description of relevant security features
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Reference No. 21CRS02-05-0798
Subject: Philippine Identification (PhiIID) Cards as the official proof of identity for transactions with government and
private entities
Date: 19 May 2021
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