The information gathered for the proposed system will be restricted from law enforcement agencies except under certain circumstances.

[4] The PhilSys is meant to provide Filipino citizens and foreign residents in the Philippines a single and unified proof of identity to ease public and private transactions and deter criminality.

[5] Similar to the House of Representatives bill, the data from the national identification system will only be made available to third parties under certain circumstances.

[3] The third and final reading of the bill was held on March 19, 2018, with Senators Francis Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros voting against the measure.

[7] On August 6, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the "Philippine Identification System Act" (R.A.