Bureau of Immigration(BI)

May I please have a certified copy of my identification certificate number RC No. 9803.

.... recognized as a citizen of the philippines as per pursuant to Article iv, section 1, paragraph 3, of the 1935 constitution per order of recognition no JBL-95-156 signed by Associate Commissioner Jose B. Lopez dated September 25, 1995.

July 4, 2023

Dear FeliRos,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jul 03, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Identification Certificate No. RC No. 9803.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we would need for you to personally file and request for a copy of your IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE at BI Main Office. IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE, consist of personal information that is protected under the Data Privacy Act 2012, comprehensive and strict privacy legislation “to protect the fundamental human right of privacy, of communication while ensuring free flow of information to promote innovation and growth.” Other ways are to authorize someone with Special Power of Attorney or with court order.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the BI Commissioner, NORMAN G. TANSINGCO, Bureau of Immigration, Magallanes Drive, Intramuros, Manila. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
BI-National Operations Center (BINOC)
FOI Officer

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I appreciate your specific and thorough response.

I applaud you for your online response system.

I submit this analagous scenario.  My sister was able to go to the PSO (formerly NSO?) in Iloilo and request a copy of her record of birth (a form she had completed in the United states) that had been appropriately filed here following the chain of command (for lack of a better descriptor, but nevertheless admirable).  Within less than 2 hours, that agency was able to provide her with a certified copy of her form.  That agency typically requires an appointment, but also offer an appeals desk wherein we were able to recieve a same-day appointment and as mentioned earlier, procured said paperwork.

My second example, a person filed for a philippine passport in the United States.  They were traveling to the phiilippines (a province) and were able to pickup the passport in the province by paying a small fee in the US to have the passport rerouted to the province.

I give these examples in that I will travel to Manila to request my certifiec copy of the form, but other agencies have made it possible to fulfill government transactions locally rather than in Manila.  I think it would prove less of an hardship for balikbayans to be able to maximize their time in their respective localities.

Thank you for listening.

Follow up question:  Where do I go to make this request?  Is this available on a walk-in basis?

Sincerely,
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