Before the Philippine Identification System Act (Republic Act 11055) [1] was signed into law by President Duterte in 2018, the Philippines was just one of the few countries that didn’t have a national ID system in place. Since the PhilSys national ID registration was opened to the public in 2020, more than 50 million Filipinos have completed the Step 2 biometrics procedure–fingerprints, iris scan, and photographs. [2] And according to the Philippine Statistics Authority, over 8 million Filipinos nationwide have already received their PhilSys national ID cards. [3] If you’re planning to get one or just waiting for your national ID to be delivered, let this article give you a quick walkthrough of the national ID registration process and some important updates regarding national ID tracking. What is PhilSys? The Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), also called the national ID system, is the central identification platform of the government for all citizens a...