A.) Customers and the authorized signatory / ies of a corporate or juridical entity who engage in a financial transaction with the covered institution for the first time shall be required to present the original and submit a clear copy of at least one (1) valid photo – bearing ID document issued by an official authority (Government of the Republic of the Philippines; Its political subdivisions and instrumentalities; GOCCs; and Private entities or institutions registered with or supervised or regulated either by BSP, SEC, or IC).

Valid ID’s Include the following:

Primary IDs:
1.Philippine System ID (PhilSys ID) Card or ePhilID
2. Passport including those issued by foreign government
3. Drivers License
4. Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) ID
5. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance
6. Voter’s ID from COMELEC or Voter’s Certification from the Officer of Election with Dry Seal 
7. Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) ID
8. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) ID
9. Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) ID
10. Government Office ID, e.g. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ID, Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) ID 
11. Social Security System (SSS) ID
12. Senior Citizen Card
13. Senior Citizen Card

Secondary IDs:
1.Postal ID
2. Police Clearance 
3. Tax Identification Number 
4. Barangay Certification
5. Barangay Clearance
6. Government Services Insurance System (GSIS) e-Card
7. Seaman’s Book 
8. Certification form the  National Council for the Welfare of the  Disabled Persons (NCWDP)
9. Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD) Certification 
10. Alien Certification of Registration/Immigrant Certification of Registration
11.  Company IDs issued by Private Entities or Institution registered with or supervised or regulated either by the BSP, SEC or IC.
12. Marriage Contract – from Philippine Statistics Authority 
13. Birth Certificate – form   Philippine Statistics Authority

B.) Students who are beneficiaries of remittances / fund transfers and who are not yet of voting age, may be allowed to present the original and submit a clear copy of one (1) valid photo – bearing school ID duly signed by the principal or head of the school.

C.) Where the customer or authorized signatory is a non – Philippine resident, similar IDs duly issued by the foreign government where the customer is a resident or a citizen may be presented.

D.) A covered institution shall require their customers or authorized signatory to submit a clear copy of one ( 1 ) valid ID on a one – time basis only at the commencement of business relationship. They shall require their clients to submit an updated photo and other relevant information on the basis of risk and materiality.

E.) A covered institution may classify identification documents based on its reliability and ability to validate the information indicated in the identification document with that provided by the customer.

F.) Whenever it deems necessary , a covered institution may accept other IDs not enumerated above provided that it shall not be the sole means of identification.

G.) In case the identification documents mentioned above or other identification documents acceptable to the covered institution do not bear any photo of the customer or authorized signatory, or the photo – bearing ID or a copy thereof does not clearly show the face of the customer or authorized signatory , a covered institution may utilize its own technology to take the photo of the customer or authorized signatory.

H.) Minimum information and / or documents before establishing business relationships with a New Corporate and Juridical Entities.