Senators seek probe on delay of national ID system

Two senators call for an investigation on the delay in implementing the Philippine Identification System Act, which could have facilitated cash assistance in the time of coronavirus

Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo “Ping" Lacson filed a resolution on Wednesday calling for a probe on the status of the law that required a single identification card for each Filipino citizen. President Rodrigo DuterteThe resolution noted “no significant headway” on the ID system despite the approval of its implementing rules and regulations 60 days after it was enacted.

The Senate President earlier said the national ID system can help address the targeting and distribution concerns in the government's cash aid in the current public health emergency. Again, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, we passed the NATL ID SYSTEM almost 2 yrs ago, yet it has not been implemented by govt. ibasura ang red tape and proceed!!!

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