In view of the signing into law of the Philippine Identification System Act by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte today, the Palace expressed confidence that this new identification system will pass the test of constitutionality.
In a press briefing held here on Monday, August 6, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. said that unlike the previous National ID Bill which was earlier declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court due to the lack of system to protect its database, this new ID system will pass all constitutional requisites.
Secretary Roque added that there is a privacy law to safeguard the database and the government will have the sole obligation to protect the data gathered in this new system.
The Cabinet official then mentioned the benefits of the national ID system.
“It will, number one, promote national security po because we will have a database of all Filipinos,” Roque said.
“Number two, this will prevent identity theft. Alam niyo naman po ngayon isa sa pinakamalaking problema natin ay ‘yung identity theft na nangyayari lalong lalo na sa internet,” he added.
“At number three po, this will promote a better delivery of goods and services from the government to the people,” Roque further said.
In the same briefing, Secretary Roque said that the roadshow for federalism will start this month along with the dissemination of all relevant materials and information, to be produced by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
“The roadshow for federalism will be commenced this month of August kasama po ‘yung mga materyales na ginawa po ng DILG in coordination with the academics, and ‘yung mga miyembro rin ng Consultative Committee,” he said.
He likewise said that the President would approve whatever the Consultative Committee (ConComm) has endorsed.
Under the ConComm’s draft Constitution, the country will still have a Presidential and bicameral system with 14 regional governments.
“[L]ahat po ng mga regional governments ay magkakaroon ng kanya-kanya ring independensya para po lalong mapabilis at mapagaling pa ang pagdedeliver ng serbisyo sa ating mga kababayan,” Roque said.
‘Palace welcomes survey saying Filipinos are satisfied with the Duterte administration’
Roque, in the same press briefing, also welcomed the second quarter of 2018 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey which showed that 72% of adult Filipinos are satisfied with the general performance of the Duterte administration.
According to Roque, even without the survey results, the President is still focused on his campaign promise to fight drugs, criminality, and corruption and bring comfortable life for all Filipinos
