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Jekki Pascual

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MANILA — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is urging parents to register their children aged 1 to 4 years old with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys).PSA Deputy National Statistician Fred Sollesta said the PSA has received 220,000 registrants since they opened the registration for young children last February. But that is still way below the total number of children in the age group which is about 10 million.He said they are holding mobile registration booths like the one at the Santulan Daycare Center in Malabon to encourage more Filipinos to register. Sollesta said registration would help the children in future government transactions and they won’t need to bring their birth certificates in schools or other establishments. “Health benefits mas madali siya kung registered sa PhilSys… Moving forward na mag-enroll siya sa eskwelehan if DepEd eventually [make] use of national ID in learners record, mas madali siya,” said Sollesta. PSA said it is easy for parents to register their children. The only requirements are birth certificate and for a parent to be registered already. Children 1 to 4 years old will only undergo picture taking, but biometrics will not be taken.Only the parent’s biometrics will be taken and linked to the child. Once the child turns 5 years old, he or she can not take his or her biometrics recorded. The PSA also urged teens and adults to register as well. “Dapat magpa-register na kayo. And sooner or later makikita natin ang benefits of being registered sa Philsys pag na integrate na processes ng government sa Philsys,” he added.

The PSA said registration would help the children in future government transactions and they won’t need to bring their birth certificates in schools or other establishments.

The PSA said registration would help the children in future government transactions and they won’t need to bring their birth certificates in schools or other establishments.

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PSA urges parents to register children aged 1 to 4

PSA urges parents to register children aged 1 to 4

Jekki Pascual,

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Published Apr 04, 2024 07:21 PM PHT

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