Nat’l ID’s to reduce corruption, create safer environment, says Duterte

The signing into law of the Philippine Identification System Act (PhilSys Act) will upgrade the lives of Filipinos as this brings forth improvement on government services, promotes safer environment, and lessens corruption, President Rodrigo Duterte said.

The Filipinos are set to get hold of their National ID’s after the Chief Executive signed the PhilSys Act, yesterday August 6. This seeks to “establish a single national identification system that will provide good governance, enhance governmental transactions, and create a more conducive environment for trade and commerce to thrive,” Duterte said.

The President stressed that the measure will “curtail bureaucratic red tape, promote the ease of doing business, avert fraudulent transactions and strengthen financial inclusion.”

He also viewed this as a means to create a more secure environment that can “aid in our drive against the social menaces of poverty, corruption, and criminal issues, as well as terrorism and violent extremism.”

(DAILY NEWS ROUND UP FOR 08/ 07 /18)