Being the principal author of House Bill 523, Deputy Minority Leader and AKO BICOL Party List Rep. Alfredo A. Garbin, Jr. was present at the regular meeting of the Committee on Population and Family Relations to defend his proposed measure to establish a National ID System.
The proposed ID System shall provide official identification of all Filipinos through the issuance of the Filipino ID and shall gradually convert and consolidate all existing government initiated identification systems into one integrated and efficient identification system. The new system shall lower costs, streamline transactions, provide ease and convenience, and limit red tape in government transactions.