QUEZON CITY, Philippines — The local government will launch anytime on Thursday (January 7) the online registration of QCitizen ID, an identification system that can be used to access various services, including the Q City Bus, health, and other social services.
On Wednesday’s press release, City Administrator Mike Alimurung explained that the QCitizen ID is a unified ID for all residents that will also replace the existing senior citizen, solo parent, and persons with disability (PWD) ID over time. Existing IDs will continue to be valid in the interim.
“The QCitizen ID will enable us to provide better services to citizens and allocate resources more efficiently,” said Alimurung.
Alimurong added that the QCitizen ID will also be used in the LGU’s system in conducting vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
“It will also be used to determine the priority list for the distribution of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine,” he said.
To apply for the QCitizen ID, one must first create an account on the city government’s E-Services portal. Those without internet access will be given the chance to apply in the in-person, on-the-ground registration drive that the local government will conduct in barangays in the coming weeks.
Those eligible to sign up are residents who have a government-issued ID or barangay certificate.
“A resident cannot use a single QC E-Services account to register for multiple QCitizen IDs. A family member cannot use their own account to register parents or other relatives. They all have to register separately,” he said.
The city will provide all citizens with a QCitizen ID number and digital ID, but only residents 15 years old and above will be given a free physical ID card.
The digital version of the ID can be accessed via the QCitizen App, which is available on Google Playstore and Apple App Store.
Mayor Joy Belmonte has also announced that the on-the-ground registration will be piloted in Barangay Central on January 15.
“The registration will give importance to those who are on the priority list for the COVID-19 vaccine – senior citizens, PWDs and frontliners,” said Belmonte.
The Quezon City government recently signed a tripartite agreement with the National Task Force Against COVID-19 and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Philippines for the advance purchase of COVID-19 vaccines for its citizens. —/mbmf
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