National ID system revived in anti-crime drive

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National ID system revived in anti-crime drive

By Marichu Villanueva
The Philippine Star 11/29/2003


In an apparent bid to ease public concern over the peace and order situation in the country, President Arroyo revived the government’s proposed national identification (ID) system as an anti-crime measure to protect law-abiding citizens.

Besides ordering the installation of police mobile checkpoints in strategic parts of Metro Manila, the President also ordered the police and military, under the supervision of National Anti-Kidnapping Task Force (Naktaf) chief Angelo Reyes, to use these fixed and mobile checkpoints as "chokepoints" for all suspicious vehicles cruising Metro Manila’s streets — especially vehicles that have tinted windows and "questionable plates."

"Policemen will be made to walk their beats in order to show police presence. Mobile and fixed checkpoints shall be conducted and chokepoints going to Metro Manila will be watched. Heavily tinted vehicles will be challenged. Vehicles with questionable plate numbers will be questioned. Special plates are not exempt from inspection," she said.

The President also approved the allocation of P300 million in reward money for tips and information leading to the arrest of leaders and members of notorious kidnapping and terrorist groups, local or foreign. "I am making available P300 million for these rewards," she said.

Speaker Jose de Venecia said Thursday that he has asked the House appropriations committee to earmark P300 million for this reward money to fuel the government’s anti-terrorist and anti-kidnapping campaigns.

"I also seek the implementation of the national ID system," the President said.

The proposal for a national ID system, first made during the term of former President Fidel Ramos, hit legal obstacles after it was challenged before the Supreme Court as one which violates of the constitutionally protected right to privacy.

Mrs. Arroyo, however, said her administration’s revival of this proposal is part of government’s initiatives to address the peace and order problems plaguing the country.

"These are what we are doing in the immediate term... but they need more reforms" the President said.

The President made these statements at the 29th Philippine Business Conference (PBC) at the Manila Hotel.

She is under fire from the Filipino-Chinese community for standing pat on her decision to maintain the moratorium on executions despite the recent kidnap-slaying of Coca-Cola executive Betti Chua Sy. The Filipino-Chinese community earlier asked the President to lift the execution moratorium.

"Confidence in our political stability has held steady in the face of judicious resolution of the Oakwood incident, in the face of our war against terrorism and in the face of the diminishing traumas of destabilization now that the electoral fever is catching on," she said.

Besides posters and flyers with pictures of wanted terrorists, similar materials with the likenesses of kidnap gang leaders will be published and posted in conspicuous public places, like schools, markets and "target" communities.

"I shall certify a bill to add more teeth to laws dealing with kidnapping. I have instructed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make the Witness Protection Program (WPP) more responsive to kidnap victims," Mrs. Arroyo vowed.

IMO> tama lang ito, it will be fair sa mga gumagawa ng kabutihan and it would be unfair sa mga gumagawa ng masama.

Dito sa Saudi meron yung tinatawag na IQAMA & Travel Permits, dahil dito mahigpit ang security maging sa mga Expats.

With this ID System, NPA/MILF/Abus and other outlaws will soon be cornered. Police can do spot check for the ID.

I agree with this ID System.

[qman]

tama lang ipatupad na. tapos gawin nilang driving license, voters, ID and SSS or GSIS ID in one and authenticated pa ng Census.

[yebo]

aqree. yun lang naman may tinatago ang ayaw ma-identified eh. kung law abiding ka ok lang yan. kung criminal ka, syempre ayaw mo.

they have it in the US, the SS card. they have it in other countries also. why not here, especially if it will make the delivery of services more efficient. para ka lang kumuha ng cedula o voter's id di ba.

[RedHorse]

payag ako basta all in one card na... pero kung national ID lang na walang link sa ibang cards, ay fund raising campaign lang yan ni Reyes...

Matalino daw, pero utak dilis sa diskarte...

[Karding]

eh paano malilipol ang mga terrorist sa Pinas, hindi naman nila malipol ang mga nasa Armed Forces na involved. Useless ID card na naman.

simpre, IMHO lang naman po

[pajerokid]

Di ko talaga maintindihan mga taong opposed sa National ID!

What's wrong with having an Identity Card? Eh, ikaw naman yun diba?

Its about time we had this.

[benchph1]

Magandang idea ito..pero hula ko pagkakaperahan na naman ng mga corrupt na gov't official to..tsk tsk..itaga nyo sa bato!

[badsekktor]

ok sana yan plus a national database with all their info para madali na maghanap ng mga criminals using their fingerprints lang. just hope na di magamit sa maling paraan like frame-ups tapos kikilan ang mga kawawang negosyante

[Ungas]

Di kaya isa ito sa magiging paraan para matiktikan ang mga next kidnap victims?

[mbt]

pano ba uubra itong ID system na to? how is it supposed to curb crime?

[kiper]

pano ba kumuha nun?

hwag naman pag-isahin ang license at national id..pano kung mahuli ka..wala ka nang national id? TVR na lang..waahh

[kedeka]

sana yong id katulad dito sa Hongkong

[Karding]

namfutah, eh yung ngang taong hindi marunong mag drive, nagkaka lisensya, kahit cnong ogagz magkakaron ng ID na ganyan. Hindi mahigpit ang Pinas Agency about anthything, kaya hindi uubra yan. Eh paano uubra yan eh sandamukal na tongo ang mga nasa pwesto? saka, alam naman natin na ang mga nasa loob ng mismong Police Agency and PNP ang ibang kriminal.

maganda yang program na yan kung ang mga naka-upo eh may disiplina. Ang sakin lang, kahit anong pang-gagaya sa ibat ibang bansa na gamit sa pagsuplong sa krimen eh hindi uubra kung walang disiplina ang mga nakaupo sa gobyerno.

siemfre, ito po na nama'y galing sa aking sariling opinyon at pangungusap :cool:

[mantoy]

they have to weed out the corrupt elements in the AFP first before implementing it. otherwise wala ding patutunguhan yan. i hope this wont be another case of good idea, bad implementation.

[usokpower]

Si senator pangilinan mukhang maraming itinatagong lihim na kababalaghan! Kesyo human rights violation kesyo magastos daw! haay nako mga sira talaga ang ulo ang mga taong ito. Carrying an ID in your pocket pano magiging human rights violation yan??????? If theyre answer is what is stated in our stupid constitution regarding privacy, it is void since privacy has its limits. kung privacy lang palagi tayo e di sana ang bank accounts ng mga tao ay numbered na and bankers should not indicate the owners name.

[Tikoyman]

may objection syempre ang mga taong may hidden agenda at illegal activities sa society.... isa na ang mga gagong leftist organization sa atin!

[IceColdBeer]

Kailangan nga natin ng National ID System, maraming pwedeng paggagamitan nun in the future para mas maging efficient ang government natin, like here in HK. Actually dito papalitan na nila ang mga IDs into a Smart ID.

Ang question ko lang sa ID ng pinas eh bakit ngayon lang kung kelan malapit na ang election?

[Karding]

Originally posted by mantoy
they have to weed out the corrupt elements in the AFP first before implementing it. otherwise wala ding patutunguhan yan. i hope this wont be another case of good idea, bad implementation.

very well said!!!

dude, kung ang license nga sa pinas dapat it should contain and maintain any violation the person did in their lifetime. Ganyan dito sa US, a co-worker of mine who was convicted of drunk driving when he was 17 (now he's 47) still has all the records and offenses sa driving record nya. Kahit na pull-up ang driving record nya, may cross-reference ng iba iba pang violation sa pulis, vehicle related or not.

now, bakit walang driving record ang most driver na violators sa Pinas?! kotong, at wala nang iba pa. Dont get me wrong, the National ID system really works, but depende sa implementation.

Some of the US State driver's license has a magnetic stripe [na parang sa likod credit card] na swipe lang ng pulis sa car, pull out na lahat ng records mo.

[RedHorse]

hirap dito maramin human rights lawyer. ipaligpit muna ang mga ito at uusad na iyan.

[Karding]

malaking issue din dito sa US yan:

Would you sacrifice some of your Privacy in exhange of National Security= 85% said they will.