The Philippine Statistics Authority released a public advisory on the acceptance of the various formats of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) digital ID, including the printed ePhilID, as valid and sufficient proof of identity and age, subject to authentication. The printed ePhilID shows the person’s PhilSys Card Number (PCN) and basic demographic information such as last name, given name, middle name and suffix, sex, blood type, marital status, date and place of birth, front-facing photograph, address, generation date, and a QR Code. 

Pursuant to the public advisory, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued Memorandum No. 2022-044 on the Use and Acceptance of the PhilSys Digital ID and Printed e- Philippine Identification on all BSP - Supervised Financial Institutions (BSFIs). 

Consistent with RA No. 11055 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations otherwise known as the “Philippine Identification Act of 2018”, Part Nine of the Manual of Regulations for Banks/Non-Bank Financial Institutions recognizes the identification document issued by the PSA as an official document to establish and verify the identity of the costumer. Accordingly, BSFIs shall honor and accept the printed ePhilID subject to authentication, as official government- issued identification document of a person and a sufficient proof of identity without requiring another ID. 

The public may visit https://www.philsys.gov.ph/public-advisory-10/ to learn more about the digitized version of the PhilSys ID.

For BSP Memo, it can be access through https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Regulations/Issuances/2022/M-2022-044.pdf. 

For further information on PhilSys, visit the official website of PSA through https://psa.gov.ph/philsys or like and follow the official Facebook page of PhilSys - https://www.facebook.com/PSAPhilSysOfficial.

Approved by:

(Sgd.)ROSALINDA CELESTE-APURA, D.M.

Regional Director