27 May 2025 – PALAWAN. In a continued effort to streamline public service delivery, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Palawan and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) successfully conducted a joint mobile initiative from May 27 to 29, 2025, in Barangay Sumbiling and Marangas, Bataraza, and Barangay Saraza, Brooke’s Point, Palawan. The collaboration was part of the “E-Panalo ang Kinabukasan: Mobile Distribution” campaign, aimed at bringing government services closer to geographically isolated and disadvantaged communities.

Aligned with the PSA-DSWD Memorandum of Agreement on the integration of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) into DSWD’s social protection programs, the PSA team provided on-site National ID registration, issuance of national ID in paper form, and retrieval of Transaction Reference Numbers (TRNs). These services supported DSWD’s mobile payout operations by ensuring accurate and efficient identity verification of beneficiaries.

The initiative enabled social protection program beneficiaries to register for the National ID, claim their national IDs, and recover lost TRNs - critical steps in securing continued access to government assistance. This one-stop-shop approach not only improved the efficiency of social aid distribution but also reinforced the role of PhilSys as a foundational tool for inclusive and transparent public service delivery.

The PSA and DSWD reaffirm their commitment to sustained collaboration in expanding access to essential services, especially in hard-to-reach communities. Through joint efforts like these, the government continues to move closer to its goal of a fully integrated, people-centered digital governance system.

(SGD) DONNA MARIE D. MOBE
(Supervising Statistical Specialist)
Officer-in-Charge
Palawan Provincial Statistical Office

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