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HOUSE OF REPRESIENTATIV

RECE!VED

Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV!
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH (17"" ) CONGRE!
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO, #330

Introduced by Representative AMADO T. ESPINO, JR.

This proposed bill seeks for the establishment of a Nati ification System.
Under this system, the national identification card shall serve as the official identification of a
Filipino citizen or alien permanent resident who shall be dealing with a department, bureau,
agency, or office of the government or any government-owned or controlled corporation, firm
or establishment, including, but not limited to government financial institutions.

With the use of the national identification card, there is no need to present other
documents required for identification purposes in order to easily facilitate, for instance, the
issuance of passports and other official documents required by our citizens from the
government. It will also be utilized to make the payment of fees and the collection of taxes
much easier and efficient, Election frauds, other forms of election-related offenses and even
heinous crimes can be minimized with the use of a national identification card, Other similar
identification cards bearing the same information on the identity of the bearer reflected in the
national identification will be disposed of accordingly. Furthermore, the issuance said
identification card shall be free except for the administrative cost in the preparation thereof,

Considering the foregoing, the early approval of this bill is highly sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH (17"" ) CONGRI

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, £399

Introduced by Representative AMADO T.

ESPINO, JR

AN ACT ESTABLISH

VG THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION
SYSTEM

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the Nation:
of 2016,

Identifi

ion System Act

Section 2. Duty of the Philippine Statistics Authority, - Within six (6) months from the
approval of this Act, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) shall administer the national
identification system

Section 3. Registration, - All citizens and aliens of legal age permanently residing in the
Philippines shall, within one (1) year from the adoption of a national identification system,
apply for a national identification card at the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of the city,
municipality or province where they reside.

The parent or legal guardian of a minor or an incompetent person shall file on behalf
of the minor or incompetent person an application with the Office of the Local Civil Registrar
of the city, municipality or province where the minor or incompetent person resides within the
same period. Every child born after the adoption of a national ident
system by the PSA shall be registered by the parent or I ardian of st
days after the date of his or her birth being born.

ation registration
ch child within (30)

No accredited official of a foreign government recognized by the Republic or a
member of his official staff and family unless they are citizens of the Republic shall be
required to have a national identification card.

Section 4. Purpose of Identification Card. The national identification card shall serve as the
official identification of a Filipino citizen or alien permanent resident when dealing with any
department, bureau, agency, or office of the Government or any government-owned or

controlled corporation, firm or establishment, including but not limited to authentication of



any official document that required the services of

Section 5. Form and Content. - The national identification card shall contain the following
data: the name, age, date and place of birth, citizenship, name of spouse, residence (both
permanent and temporary), occupation or profession, place of work or office address
thumbprint, signature and the photograph of its holder, It shall also have a permanent serial
number for every national identity card holder.

The information given by every applicant for a national identity card shall be under
oath, Anyone who provides false and misleading information in securing a national
identification card shall be liable for prosecution under the provisions of the Revised Penal
Code.

Section 6. Change of Personal Status and Residence, - Any change in the citizenship, status
or residence of a national identification cardholder shall be reported by the card holder to the
proper Local Civil Registrar within sixty (60) days after the change occurs

Section 7. Penal Provisions, - Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of this
Act shall be punished with a fine not exceeding One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P 100,000.00)
or an imprisonment of Six (6) months and one day but not exceeding one (1) year, or both, at
the discretion of the court

Section 8, Implementing Rules and Regulations, - The PSA shall promulgate such rules and
regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Act

Section 9, Appropriations, - ‘The amount of Five Hundred Million Pesos
(P500,000,000,00) is hereby authorized to be appropriated as operating funds of the PSA for
this purpose. Thereafter, funds sufficient to carry out the objectives of the Act shall be
appropriated every fiscal year in the General Appropriations Act

Section 10. Repealing Clause - Any provision of law, decree:
contrary hereto is hereby repealed or modified accordingly

orders, rules and regulations

Section 11. Effectivity—. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two newspapers of general circulation,
whichever comes earlier

Approved