The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), now implements the registration of children below five (5) years old to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). The registration activity in Quezon province for children started on February 13, 2024 at the PSA Fixed Registration Center in Lucena City and the twenty-six (26) municipalities/city with mobile registration.

Children need to be accompanied by their PhilSys-registered parents or guardian who must have PhilSys Card Number (PCN) prior to the registration. Only the demographic and front-facing photograph will be collected during PhilSys registration. Children's complete biometric information such as iris and fingerprint scan shall be initially captured once they reach the age of five. Successful registrants are also issued ePhilIDs on the same day so that they can readily use the same as a valid proof of identity and age.

Based on the result of the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH), there are about 230,679 children below 5 years old in Quezon. The same number will be registered to PhilSys.

The PhilSys provides an inclusive, secured and sustainable national identification system to Filipinos. PhilSys shall primarily be established to provide valid proof of identity for all citizens including children below five years old.

For the list of accepted documentary requirements to PhilSys registration, the public may visit https://philsys.gov.ph/supporting-documents/.

(SGD.) AIRENE A. PUCYUTAN       
Provincial Statistics Officer

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