Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has announced that its improved Postal ID (PID) card has been made available to the public on Monday (May 16) in all post offices nationwide.
The PHLPost also said it will stop issuing the old basic PID on the same date.
The new PID was designed to address issues encountered by the previous ID, such as challenges to identity security.
The new physical security features that can be seen include a hologram and ghost image to help people dealing with the public — in both government and private institutions — and demanding some kind of identification to immediately determine if the card being presented to them is authentic.
An Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) has also been added to aid in checking the unique identity of a person carrying the card against a fingerprint database.
Filipinos living in the Philippines or based abroad, as well as foreign residents, may apply for the new PID, which costs P504.00.
