BSP hdled oys prinring of ndiond lDs

By Jestef P. ManataStaS ..n4lf,katulong

ito para makaiwas sa corruDrjon .rr
ONE-of_the advocates of the National tO hailea llpab is ang implemen lasyon ng ba tas. So tffs,is grea i
bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ( 8Sp) for takine on the rews so,Inat we car_!'rlplement the Philsys law asioon
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task of ptoducing the identification card. ' --- --'- as Possrble," the solon said.
Lagrura Rep. Sbl Aragones, one oI the authors or I,hg tsSP announced thal ithassetasideP3.4biltion
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ruhdhve of lhe BSP will somehow voidiorruoti.r., ,;
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ProJected cost is P'10 bil[on.
the production of lDs AraSonesreiterated theneed to Droduce a I rhp s6^n_
. fhe BSI has signed a memomndurn of agreemenr
est possible-time the los *triclr. stri. soia, ure.rric]"aiin
with the Phjli-ppine Stdtistics Authority on V%raj" FjtiPinos with ac(ess to governrnent and
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fi".U:".iilHtt tr lDs Lrnder thefh ppine lcien- ""iltJ"ifiil1t"";-o[r.ies
rhe processes ror services
'fhisderelopmentwouldw€€doutpossiblecorrun_ olleredbotlt by theeivemment;d pri\ aled;;"r.
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non anct ensLue that the IDs are rolled ouL saro A ragones, asonly oneTD would be required
soonoJ,, instead
Ardgones said. ol tn€ usu4ttwo, which millions of Ffiojno's do nnrh:v.
*l-oPuThela hon
lady solon chaired the House cornminee on . . The World Bank's ldenfification ?; D";;;;;;i
and family Relations that spearheud"d rhl ]'!EaEVe r_ep_orts that over 1b.3 million Filipinos do not
oerDerahonJ lolthepassageon the law in AugusrzoiS. which hinders them hom eerrino
. l|l!l"i?,'",j|flf}; ,cial services. pasatf ,