BSP terminates contract with nat'l ID card supplier

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has terminated its contract with the supplier of the national ID cards for failure to deliver on its commitments.

- LOUISE MAUREEN SIMEON

Sources from the BSP confirmed that the Monetary Board canceled the contract with All Card Inc. (ACI), the same supplier involved in the driver's license card mess last year.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) confirmed the termination.

PSA is leading the implementation of the national ID in partnership with the BSP for the production of the national IDs and the Philippine Postal Corp. for delivery.

"The PSA trusts the assessment and decision of the BSP to terminate its contract with their supplier for the national ID card production," national statistician Dennis Mapa said in a Viber message.