Two Chinese nationals were arrested in an entrapment operation conducted by members of the Paranaque City police on Tuesday (Jan. 18). Police identified the suspects as Caimu Chen, 41, and Qiao ZhuZhua, 25. The suspects were arrested at about 9:00 p.m. along Ninoy Aquino Avenue, Barangay San...
Unvaccinated applicants, including minors, will not be accommodated in any temporary off-site passport services (TOPS) in malls located in areas where at least alert level 3 is raised, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory on Jan. 5,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) bared on Friday, Dec. 31, that it will "gradually load" appointment slots for passport application on a daily basis next year. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Responding to a question from a passport applicant on Twitter Friday, the DFA assured...
All unclaimed passports scheduled for release before December 2020 will be canceled and disposed of in January next year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement late Thursday, Dec. 9, the DFA-Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA)...
The Pasay City government, in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), rolled out its Passport on Wheels beginning Saturday (Dec. 4) until Dec. 8. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the project is open to all Pasay City residents who wish to apply for or renew their passport. Rubiano...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has opened the Philippine ePassport Renewal Center in Los Angeles (LA PaRC) in California, the first such facility in North America as a testament to the government's commitment to providing easier service to Filipinos worldwide. Foreign Affairs...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. assured the public that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is focused on processing passport applications faster. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin made the statement as more people complain about their passport applications, with...
Applicants still need an appointment for either passport of apostille services when going to any consular office and temporary off-site passport services (TOPS) facility in the country, contrary to the old advisory circulating online, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, Nov. 16....
All confirmation emails containing application packets of passport applicants, who have appointments this week, will be sent out within the day, Tuesday, Nov. 16, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) This as the Department of Foreign...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has taken down its online passport tracker following a possible data privacy issue reported by the Manila Bulletin Tuesday, Nov. 9. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement Wednesday, Nov. 10, the agency's Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA)...
A male owner of a travel agency was arrested in an entrapment operation on Friday, October 29, for supposedly fixing online appointment slots with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for passport renewal applicants, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) reported. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA...
All consular offices of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) around the country, including its Office of Consular Affairs in Aseana in Parañaque City will be closed on Monday, Nov. 1, in observance of All Saints' Day. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Passport, authentication and other...
