Why the delay? Sotto, Lacson seek probe on delayed national ID system rollout amid coronavirus crisis COVID19 LuzonLockdown
MANILA - Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Sen. Panfilo Lacson are set to file a resolution seeking to investigate the delayed implementation of the National ID System, saying the identification program could have sped up the distribution of coronavirus cash aid.
"From 2018 to 2020 General Appropriations Act, a budget of P2 billion has been alloted for the National ID System every year -- totaling to P6.09 billion for 3 years," the resolution read. Senate President Tito Sotto and Sen. Panfilo Lacson to file resolution seeking probe on delayed implementation of the National ID System pic.twitter.com/OFL4t27vqmSotto and Lacson noted that while the PSA implemented a pilot testing program in 2019 "covering a small number of individuals from the National Capital Region," the National ID System has yet to achieve its goal of easing red tape in government.
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