CEBU CITY – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officially opened a consular office in Bohol province recently. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado leads the opening of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) consular office in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. (Contributed photo) Bohol Gov. Aris...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has strengthened its efforts to fight fraudulent passport applications by tying up with other government agencies. DFA on Tuesday, Nov. 5, led the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Interagency Cooperation and Collaboration on Operation...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) had denied over 170 passport applications of “questionable” foreign nationals, most of whom submitted birth certificates showing delayed registration. “Since November last year, we were able to prevent the application of questionable...
Malacañang has ordered the cancellation of the Philippine passport of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and her siblings, Palace officials confirmed. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil both confirmed that the Palace...
Mayor Alice Guo (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is urging the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to study the possibility of canceling the Philippine passport of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo. This was bared to...
The camp of dismissed mayor Alice Leal Guo or Guo Hua Ping should show actual proof she has not left the Philippines, two senators said on Tuesday, August 20. Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros said the Senate is simply doing its lawful job when it issued the arrest order...
The proliferation of fraudulently-issued government documents could negatively impact Philippine-issued passports in the international community, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano warned on Monday, August 5. Cayetano pointed this out as he questioned the reliability of the country’s...
The Philippine passport has advanced to the 73rd position in the most recent global passport index, enabling its holders to visit 67 out of 227 destinations worldwide without a visa. According to the latest Henley Passport Index released on Wednesday, July 24, the Philippines has moved up from the...
DAVAO CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Davao arrested a 21-year-old Chinese national on Tuesday afternoon, July 9, for applying for a Philippine passport at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)-Davao here using falsified documents. THE National Bureau of Investigation-Davao...
Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez (House of Representatives’ Facebook) Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez flagged the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) service provider Unisys Managed Services Corp. and its partner...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has trumpeted the newly-signed law that aims to establish special lanes for the hassle-free processing of the passports of senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs),...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez gave high praise to President Marcos for enacting three landmark laws that would address issues on educational...
