Starting today, Sept. 24, releasing of all passports at the Office of Consular Affairs (OCA) in ASEANA Business Park will be relocated to the Ground Floor of the Double Dragon Plaza building along Macapagal Blvd. in Pasay City. Philippine passport In an advisory, the Department of Foreign Affairs...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Just when you thought they couldn’t go any lower, it seems like the passport appointment fixers are back and scalping reservation spots to desperate Filipinos looking to renew their passports. And yes, I know this topic has come up many times over the years, but to...
President Duterte's advisers have expressed their support for the legislation that would institutionalize the use of vaccine passports in international and domestic travel, both for essential and non-essential purposes. A health worker injects a dose COVID-19 vaccine to a woman. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA...
All active overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are renewing their passports will now have a dedicated consular site and Online Appointment System, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) The Consular Office in NCR Central at the 1st Floor Lingkod...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that its consular offices (CO) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and all Temporary Off-Site Passport Services (TOPS) facilities will now resume operations after the region was downgraded to a less stringent quarantine classification. (FILE...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will not allow applicants to make amendments to their passport during their appointment due to "crooks" selling their appointment slots. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin made the...
A bill seeking to mandate the issuance of an electronic vaccine cards to all fully vaccinated Filipinos has been filed in the House of Representatives. As the capital enters into a two-week enhanced community quarantine, people line up at a vaccination site located at Justo Lukban elementary school...
Senator Grace Poe said on Wednesday, August 11, that she supports the use of a standard vaccine passport for travel and access to local establishments. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) "The passport is just a standard vaccine card with a central database...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has finally ended the "monopoly" of a private logistics provider following widespread complaint against delays and confusions that marred the delivery of passports to applicants. Philippine passport (R. Mabasa) “I finished off QRS. They’re dead and...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III will be calling for a public hearing on the government's plan to use vaccine passports as part of the country's travel and health protocols amid the persisting COVID-19 pandemic. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads on July 26, 2021 the opening of the...
Filipinos living in the United States can renew their passports at a Philippine government-accredited off-site center that will open in Los Angeles soon. Philippine passport (File photo/Department of Foreign Affairs) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has announced that the off-site passport...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has threatened to terminate the contract of QRS, the service provider handling the passport delivery, following mounting public complaints against delay in the delivery of passport to hundreds of applicants. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr....
