Rappler's latest stories on Philippine passports
DFA halts processing of passport applications in Luzon
In the Visayas and Mindanao, DFA consular offices will operate with skeleton workforces, and will accommodate only applicants with urgent consular needs, such as overseas Filipino workers and those with medical emergencies
DFA: Renew passports 1 year before expiration
The Department of Foreign Affairs announces extensions for the validity of e-Passports will no longer be allowed, in compliance with standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization
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DFA to accept postal IDs for passport applications by August 2019
Starting August 1, postal IDs will be included in the list of valid IDs for passport applications
Beyond tweets: Peeling layers of DFA's passport mess
The Twitter rhetoric of Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr draws eyeballs to a multilayered controversy facing the Department of Foreign Affairs
DFA won't investigate passport deal, says Locsin
'We're waiting for other bodies to do it,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr
DFA to privacy commission: We're in control of passport data
The Department of Foreign Affairs tells the National Privacy Commission that 'all passport data is safe'
DICT probes DFA passport data mess
The Department of Information and Communications Technology reminds the Department of Foreign Affairs to comply with cybersecurity provisions
Locsin scraps birth certificates for passport renewals
Foreign Secretary Teodoro 'Teddyboy' Locsin Jr says showing an old passport 'is more than sufficient' to have this travel document renewed
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Locsin now says no runaway of passport data
This comes a week after Foreign Secretary Teodoro 'Teddyboy' Locsin Jr said a former government contractor 'took all' passport data
Passport data intact, accessible to DFA – PH contractor
APO Production Unit Inc chairman Michael Dalumpines says Philippine passport data is being kept intact at APUI's plant in Batangas, with DFA officers having 'full access' to it
Yasay refutes Locsin, says passport data not stolen
It 'is completely false and malicious' to say that former contractor Oberthur 'ran away with the data,' asserts former foreign secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr
Senate probe sought into DFA passport data loss
Senator Risa Hontiveros files a resolution calling for an investigation, saying that the implications of the controversy are 'vast'
DFA passport data loss 'national security threat' – PNP
'Not only is it a threat to national security but also a threat to our identities,' says Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde
Malacañang frowns upon birth certificate requirement for passport renewal
The Palace says it treats the alleged passport data loss as a 'serious and grave matter,' as it slammed the current birth certificate requirement in passport renewal as a form of red tape the administration won't tolerate
DFA: July-September passport appointment slots still available
'Please click refresh as online appointments become available from time to time,' says the Department of Foreign Affairs
DFA launches ePayment for passport applications
The Department of Foreign Affairs says its ePayment portal will significantly reduce no-shows for passport appointments in its consular offices
DFA to open 100,000 passport appointment slots on June 14
(3rd UPDATE) Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano says the Department of Foreign Affairs will open 50,000 slots at noon and 50,000 more slots at 9 pm on Thursday, June 14
Why DFA hasn't opened passport appointment slots beyond June
In a public advisory, the Department of Foreign Affairs says this is because it is still testing its ePayment system, which will be launched on a still unspecified date
A year after CA rejection, Yasay says PH passport issue 'resolved'
Former foreign secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr says his life is 'much, much better' a year after the Commission on Appointments rejected him
DFA eyes online passport renewal – via selfies – by 2019
'We're preparing the technology,' says Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, as the Department of Foreign Affairs draws flak for delays in passport applications
DFA opens Aseana office for Saturday passport appointments
The DFA says its Aseana office 'shall be open to passport applications every Saturday, starting February 10, 2018, from 8 am to 5 pm'
Philippines probes sale of passport endorsements
'Some people are selling endorsements from government agencies. That's the sad reality,' says Foreign Undersecretary Jose Luis Montales
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10-year passport validity begins January 2018
The new Philippine passports will cost P950 ($18), the price of the current passports that have a 5-year validity
Duterte signs laws extending passport, driver's license validity
The law extending driver s license validity also imposes stricter measures on the issuance of licenses to ensure only deserving applicants get them
PH one step closer to 10-year passport validity
With the bill extending passport validity approved by the Senate it now goes to the bicameral conference committee
PH to issue new 'high-security' passports at 'faster' pace
Palace Communications Secretary Martin Andanar says the new printing system for Philippine passports increases production speed by 35
DFA Robinsons soon exclusive for OFWs
The DFA is also offering a courtesy lane exclusively for migrant workers as a way of giving importance to OFWs
PH passport ranks 76, lowest score in a decade
Study on visa restrictions finds that Filipinos can now travel visa free to 60 destinations
Philippines to extend passport validity for free
Extensions shall be processed and released within the same day the Department of Foreign Affairs says as it faces a huge passport backlog
OFWs sa Qatar puwede nang magpa-deliver ng passports
Kinontrata ng embahada ng Filipinas sa Doha ang Qatar Postal Services Company QPost para sadyain sa tanggapan o tirahan ng OFWs ang mga luma nilang pasaporte at ihatid ang kapalit ng mga ito
Speedy processing, durable passports eyed in 2016
Regular processing will be shortened from 15 to 10 working days while express processing will be reduced to 5 working days from the usual 7
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No passport processing in NCR during Pope visit
There will be no passport processing releasing and other related consular services in the capital during the Pope s visit
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DFA to open office in Cubao mall
The new DFA satellite office which can process passport applications will be at Level 2 of Ali Mall starting February
For passport needs, DFA opens Alabang office
The DFA opens a new consular office to cater to applicants in the southern part of Metro Manila and adjacent provinces
New Chinese passports 'counterproductive': Indonesia
Indonesia s foreign minister said in an interview that new Chinese passports featuring a map laying claim to disputed islands were counterproductive
Applying for a passport? Call center and other projects for you
The DFA will be setting up a nationwide appointment system and a dedicated call center for passport applicants
