PSA Briefed on Japanese National Identification System

Assistant Secretary Daniel A. Ariaso, Deputy National Statistician, (second from left), meets with Director Takeshi Sasano (second from right) and other officials of the Social Security and Tax Number System of the Cabinet Secretariat. (Tokyo PE photo)

TOKYO 11 September 2018 — Following the enactment of Republic Act No. 11055, known as “An Act Establishing the Philippine Identification System,” Assistant Secretary Daniel A. Ariaso, the Deputy National Statistician of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) Civil Registration and Central Support Office, met with his counterparts from Japan’s Office of the Social Security and Tax Number System of the Cabinet Secretariat on 27 August 2018 to learn more about the Japanese national identification system.

Embassy officials Minister and Consul Evan T. Ong Jimenez-Ducrocq and First Secretary and Consul Leah Victoria C. Rodriguez attended the meeting.

Director Takeshi Sasano of the Cabinet Secretariat led the briefing on the “My Number” system, a 12-digit identification number all Japanese nationals and permanent residents have for taxation, social security and disaster response purposes.

The law for the system was enacted in 2013 and the notification to residents were done from 2015 to 2017. It has been in full implementation for a year. The system aims to contribute to a fair and just society, enhanced public service, and improved administrative efficiency.

The PSA is the implementing agency of the national identification system of the Philippines or PhilSys as to the overall planning, management, and administration of the system. END

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From left: Deputy Director Inagaki, First Secretary and Consul Leah Rodriguez, Deputy Director Naokuni Matsubayashi, Deputy Director Aya Suzukawa, Director Takeshi Sasano, Assistant Secretary Daniel Ariaso, and Minister and Consul Evan Ong Jimenez Ducrocq. (Tokyo PE photo)