The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Negros Oriental will co-locate with the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) for faster release of documents required for government programs.

In an interview Tuesday, engineer Ariel Fortuito, PSA-Negros Oriental chief statistical specialist and provincial head, told the Philippine News Agency that sharing space with the DSWD-NIR will fast-track the processing of documents.

“We will be facilitating the enrollment of beneficiaries to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) and the registration of live births for those who have not been registered yet,” Fortuito said.

The DSWD is currently processing enrollment to its “Walang Gutom” program while also catering to other government initiatives like the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program here.

Fortuito said it would be easier and faster for the beneficiaries to obtain their birth certificates and/or register for the national ID program if the PSA was easily accessible instead of having to go to its main office in the city.

A beneficiary may secure an e-Phil ID immediately onsite, while individuals applying for late registration have to wait as there is a required 10-day posting before the issuance of a birth certificate.

The PSA-Negros Oriental will co-locate with the DSWD-NIR at the latter’s regional office in the outskirts barangay of Talay here this week. (PNA)