REGISTRATION RESUMES. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) resumes its registration for the national ID at SM City this week. PSA focal person for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) in Western Visayas, Jared Barile, encouraged parents to bring their children to the centers and have them registered. (Photo courtesy of PSA-6)
ILOILO CITY – Ilonggos, especially parents and their children, are encouraged to register for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) as the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) resumed its mobile and mall registrations.
"We encourage parents to please bring their children to our registration centers," PSA focal person for the PhilSys in Western Visayas, Jared Barile, said in an interview Thursday.
In Iloilo, PhilSys registration is available in SM City Iloilo from Monday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Robinsons from Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6. p.m., and Gaisano in Balasan town from Sunday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
In Negros Occidental and Bacolod, the sites are in Ayala Malls Capitol Central, SM City Bacolod, Robinsons Mall along Lacson Street, and Gaisano Grand City Central. It is also available in City Mall Cadiz, Gaisano Grand Mall in Silay, and Victorias City Mall in Victorias.
"In Capiz, we have Robinsons Place, and the rest, we have in our fixed registration centers in our PSA offices," he said.
These sites cater to registrants of all ages, with demographic updates available at fixed registration centers.
The PSA aims to register 52,155 individuals in Western Visayas in the first quarter of 2025.
As of Jan. 20, approximately 6.9 million residents have been registered, with 4.35 million receiving their PVC cards.
The PSA is also preparing to register children below one year old, coordinating with hospitals to set up registration centers.
In Aklan, the PSA has registered 544,000; Antique, 539,000; Capiz, 680,000; Guimaras, 159,000; Iloilo, 2.2 million; and Negros Occidental, PHP2.7 million. (PNA)
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