The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) told the public Saturday, Oct. 2 that it "remains committed" to fixing the problems besetting the release of passports. (MANILA BULLETIN) "The DFA recognizes the difficulties faced by the public that have arisen due to pandemic restrictions, and we remain...
Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has accumulated an estimated 2.3 million “backlog” in the issuance of Philippine passports worldwide. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) DFA Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Senen Mangalile made this...
South Korean President Moon Jae-in met K-pop superstars BTS at Cheong Wa Dae, or Blue House, on Sept. 14 but what generated a lot of buzz was what was given to them. During the ceremony, Moon personally gave each BTS member a diplomatic passport and fountain pen as a gift. (Clockwise from top) BTS...
The planned coronavirus vaccine passports may get the country safely moving again. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles delivers remarks during a pre-SONA forum on July 23, 2021 (Karlo Nograles/Facebook) The government has started to develop the "vaccine passport," a document showing proof of...
Over P174.28 million worth of blank passports have been deemed obsolete and ordered by the Commission on Audit (COA) to be subjected to impairment allowance. Passport In its 2020 Annual Audit Report of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), COA also noted that 14 government properties abroad...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has confirmed the termination of QRS (Quick Reliable Service) as the official service provider of passport delivery of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Philippine passport “QRS is terminated. Phase out should be in progress,” Locsin wrote in...
Amid the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) passport appointment woes, Foreign Affairs chief Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Saturday, July 17, admitted that the agency has a backlog of three million passports. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) His admission...
All passport applications can be made only through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), not through any company or person using social media accounts. Department of Foreign Affairs (Manila Bulletin) The foreign affairs department issued the latest advisory to the public in the wake of concerns...
