The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is mandated by Section 8 of Republic Act (RA) No. 11055, otherwise known as the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Act, to process personal information of Filipino citizens and resident aliens registering with the PhilSys. The PhilSys shall be the national identification system to promote seamless delivery of service, to improve the efficiency, transparency, and targeted delivery of public and social services.

Pursuant to Sections 2 and 18 of the PhilSys Act and in compliance with the mandate of RA No. 10173, otherwise known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012, the PSA is committed to upholding the right to data privacy of the data subjects in all phases of the PhilSys registration.

Under Sections 17 and 18 of RA No. 11055, the PSA ensures that the information collected will only be used for the purposes related to PhilSys. No personal data will be disclosed to any government or private persons, unless consent is given by the data subject, or when the disclosure is authorized by law. Further, personal data shall be retained and stored by PSA for as long as necessary for the purposes under RA No. 11055 and in accordance with the Data Privacy Manual of PSA.

As data subjects, you will receive notifications via email and/or SMS regarding status updates, advisories, and/or information about PSA online services.

As data subjects, you have rights provided under the law such as the right to be informed, object, request access, correct, and erase any of your personal information on reasonable and lawful grounds, subject to limitations as may be provided by law. For more details on data privacy, kindly access philsys.gov.ph.