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Philippines
The Philippines has a voluntary-in-law national ID, PhilSys, created by RA 11055 in 2018. The central bank finished a wholesale CBDC pilot, Project Agila, with findings reported in July 2026. A House bill sought to require Senate approval of WHO instruments.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Philippines
- Program
- PhilSys / PhilID / ePhilID
- Status
- Available, partial uptake
- National ID card
- ID card voluntary
- Biometrics
- Yes
- Law
- Republic Act 11055 (2018); Executive Order 162 (2022)
RA 11055 created PhilSys, with a PhilSys number and an ID card carrying fingerprint data. Executive Order 162 (February 2022) directed that the PhilSys number be accepted as sufficient proof of identity and age. No 2026 court ruling or new law was found.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- Pilot
- Name
- Project Agila (wholesale)
The central bank's wholesale CBDC pilot processed 105,000 transactions in 9 hours 42 minutes. It said legal and risk issues remain and plans a CBDC roadmap. No retail CBDC was announced.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2026-07Rolling it out
The central bank published findings of its wholesale CBDC pilot. Philstar ↗
- 2023-11Pushback
A House bill (HB 9563) was filed to require that new WHO instruments be treated as treaties needing Senate concurrence. Inquirer ↗
UN and WHO
How Philippines has voted
- WHO
- Rejected the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 69.9 · rank 80 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 4
IHR rejection described as provisional pending domestic approval.
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People pushing back
Groups and cases in Philippines
- House Bill 9563Filed in November 2023; would treat WHO instruments as treaties needing two-thirds Senate approval. source ↗
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