MANILA - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Filipinos aged one to four can now be registered in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys).

The PSA said parents or guardians who are already registered in PhilSys can register their children aged 1-4 years old.  

"The PhilSys Number (PSN) or permanent identification number of the child that will be generated will be linked to the accompanying parent or guardian," the PSA said.

Any of the following supporting documents may be presented for registration:

1) Certificate of Live Birth issued by the PSA or the Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO); 

2) Report of Birth issued by the PSA or Philippine Foreign Service Post (PFSP); 

3) Certificate of Foundling issued by the PSA; 

4) Certificate of Foundling or Certificate of Live Birth or Persons with No Known Parent/s issued by the PSA; 

5) Municipal Form No. 102; 

6) Philippine Passport or ePassport issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA); 

7) any document showing the full name of the child, date and place of birth, the full name of the mother, and the full name of the father, if acknowledged.

Once the child's demographic information has been verified, the front-facing photograph of the child will be captured.

"Only when the child reaches the age of five will their complete biometric information be captured, including the fingerprints, iris scan, and the updated front-facing photograph," the PSA said.

The rollout of this service is part of the PSA’s continued efforts to register more Filipinos to PhilSys, including minors.

"The PSA is continually making efforts to make the registration process child-friendly; our registration personnel are ready to assist our young registrants and their parents in the process,” said  PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa.

Over 82.81 million Filipinos register for national ID: PSA