IN one of his press conferences, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in response to a question posed by a reporter, said "that hits upon the discussion that we have about accelerating the issuance of the national ID. Because right now we are, I think, we're at 12 million. Is that the correct number? (Seemingly asking, while looking at Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno) We're up to 12 million, ah kulang na kulang pa iyon, and all of these things... we are going to digitize the bureaucracy. It all really depends on everyone having their own national ID."

Apparently, the President is still unaware of the sad state the production of the national ID is in.

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