The following is a list of government-issued identity documents of the Philippines.
Identity document | Issued by | Issued for | Ref. |
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Community Tax Certificate (CTC) Cedula | Municipal/City government | Residents of a local government unit | [9] |
Barangay certificate of residency | Barangay hall | Residents of a barangay | [10] |
Person With Disability (PWD) identification card | Social Welfare Development Office | People with disabilities with long-term physical, mental, intellectual and sensory impairments and cancer patients/survivors | [11] [12] |
Senior citizen card | Office of Senior Citizens Affairs | Individuals of at least 60 years of age | [13] |
Right to Care card | Quezon City Gender and Development office | LGBT Quezon City residents with a partner. | |
Identity document | Issued by | Issued for | Notes | Ref. |
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OFW ID | Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (now Department of Migrant Workers) | Overseas Filipino Workers | Proposed in 2017; scrapped in 2018, revived in 2023. | [14] [15] |
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