The Unified Multi-Purpose ID System (UMID) will soon be realized as the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Social Security System (SSS), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth), the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), and other proponents of the project have formed a technical group to draw up guidelines for the program.
UMID is a a project of the Arroyo administration. It was established last year under Executive Order No. 420, and requires all government agencies and government-owned and controlled corporations to streamline and harmonize their identification systems through the use of a unified multi-purpose ID.
Under the project, the four agencies shall adopt a common UMID card with a common reference number (CRN) to be issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO). The social security identification system is the core of the UMID system. The card will also make use of the automated fingerprint ID system (Afis). UMID is being implemented by the National Economic and Development Authority. (PIA-7/GSIS)