MANILA -- The Philippines is introducing a sweeping national identification system aimed at giving every Filipino access to bank accounts and government services.
The 30 billion peso ($562 million) program, signed into law this month, will give more than 100 million Filipinos and resident foreigners a national ID card with a unique 12-digit number. The system will collect information from eye scans and fingerprints, and hold data from addresses to blood types and dates of birth.
