The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has registered more than 28 million Filipinos in the first phase for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys).PhilSys was rolled out in October 2020. A mass registration to targeted low-income Filipinos. During this phase demographic information such as name, gender, date, and place of birth, blood type, and address is collected. Biometric enrolment is done is a subsequent phase, during which documents are also validated. The digital ID system is governed by the 2015 Philippine Identification System Act which aims to create a centralised national ID for all Filipinos and resident aliens.