I do not know what happened to my national ID, it has been two years or so already and there is no sign that I can ever get it. My father who had registered later got his own ID while me and my mother haven't received it while my brother who applied for aforementioned ID also got his own already. I think that I had posted on that topic already and being optimistic about owning a permanent ID which can be used for all government transaction and I think also that it doesn't expire or at least will take time for needing a replacement. But I will still pursue in getting the printed version of mine and my mother's printed version of our national ID from our town's National Statistics Office (NSA) office. We did went there before but it was my father's printed and laminated version that all we got but both me and my mother didn't get get our printed form which is really odd for me.
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It is said that the printed version of our national ID is just as good as the plastic version of it although it can get wider or larger in size when laminated. It is already a good thing for me and a good sign that I can receive the plastic one for a better clarity of the picture. I remember when the technician or the employee of National Statistics Authority (NSA) had a hard time in taking my photo, so I have to get up and stand to get a better picture for my scary face. I think that the wobbly hand of the NSA employee holding the camera plus and the error that the computer was experiencing at that time and the white background being held by my brother had caused some technical issues about creating my National ID so I guess that it got filtered out by the ID. manufacturing system. I can't do anything about it anymore because I guess that I cannot re-apply for a new one because I haven't gotten the original one nor its printed version.
What I only got now was my Postal ID which is one of the fastest way of getting a valid ID from my government although you have to pay an extra fee if you wanted to receive it in an expedited way. That is what I had done to get it faster than the usual waiting tome of one month which is then delivered through the mailing system. I also got my Person With Disability ID. which is also a valid ID to prove my identity especially with the kind of appearance that I have although the typewritten name that I have didn't include my middle name and could be a reason for being not accepted about my online verification in some of the online or Internet websites that I use for my purposes. If it will be the case, then I would have to get it replaced to make a better one which would be more acceptable both in the Internet and offline. I needed my handicap ID card in order for me to get discounts to the medicines that I needed which helps me a lot if the medicine is very expensive to buy. I also use it for getting a discount or free service from government hospitals which I actually got from the hospital in the capital of my country that specializes in operating on AV fistula which is why I didn't pay any money from a supposed bank breaker cost of the surgical operation.
God-willing, I will also try to get a new Philhealth ID which is required by my online shopping wallet in order for me to transfer the money from it to my other e-wallets and bank account. In that particular website, they are only accepting either driver's license or Passport and a Philhealth ID card. I haven't seen the newer version of the Philhealth ID but what I know is that it only has a limited information on the card which can be a hassle in using it for verification utility in some websites but I think it can be used regardless of what I think for that matter. But it is widely accepted in my country for sure for Identification purposes. It is also easy to get it from almost any branch of Philhealth or maybe those that can be found in the malls which Philhealth has a branch. All that I have to do is maybe to fill-up some form and bring two copies of my ID which I actually had prepared already but going to the Philhealth office had been delayed due to the conflicts of scheduling some time to do it. So maybe I can do it this week if God wills it for me depending in some things that could delay it.
I also had posted about getting a passport as my ultimate form of Identification but I putted it aside because Bittrex Global had already accepted my verification request which was the cause of my plan to get a passport for that purpose. Passport here in my country has a very long validity period of ten years which is why if I would get one, then I can use it way after I had became a middle-aged individual. Definitely I will no longer get some trouble in being identified both for online and offline purposes. Now, getting these additional ID is what I want to happen to give me some confidence about my online and my government transactions because it is one of the most important things in our society to fulfill the need of private and public sector because it is required anywhere we go in order for us to get some access, privilege, and discounts to services that we would seek in our society so that we would not experience a disruption or delay in what we are trying to do in many instances in our lives.
I had some experience for not having a valid ID when I tried to claim my requested financial assistance from a politician. They required me to present a form of identification because at that point I am not owning one so at that moment I thought that I am in trouble in getting my own money. So I sat a while and thought of something to solve that issue that I never came across with before, so I messaged my brother via a text message with my phone and he suggested that I can use my church ID for the purpose since it has my signature on it while lacking in details like date issued, expiration, date of birth, etc., but it has an ID number and QR code. It was the ID that I used to return to the accounting counter of the building and it got accepted which is why I received my requested financial assistance money from the politician. From that point I made it sure to apply for a better ID and it made me to apply for a Postal ID which is the ID that I use now for verification purposes online.
I do have my voter's ID and it seems that it is still a valid ID. until now. Some specific cryptocurrency exchange accepts it and it is great that I still have it with me. It will still serve me as my backup ID. if I needed it in the future. However, my appearance in it is very different enough to make it almost impossible to use although it is still accepted here in my country. It has its special purpose and I am glad that the government still recognizes it as a valid form of ID.
