The Tale of Getting Valid IDs in the Philippines
I’ve been feeling sad lately so I needed to write a blog (Lol!). But today's blog is totally different from the previous ones I posted. Recently, I have realized that as a working adult for three years now, the only valid IDs I have are just PhilHealth Card and Company ID. It is not new to everyone that we are currently under a worldwide health crisis and we are all heavily affected by its impact here in the Philippines. If you get what I mean, realizing that I don’t have enough valid IDs with me, definitely, getting other valid IDs would probably be much more difficult than it was before the pandemic. Valid IDs are very important when dealing with both government and private transactions (e.g., proof of identity, bank transactions, sending and receiving a mail or package). Valid IDs in the Philippines are classified into two: (1) Primary Valid IDs and (2) the Secondary Valid IDs. The first ones are classified as primary identifications because they come in PVC Cards and/or issued...