Rappler's latest stories on 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
Online rescheduling of passport appointments 'temporarily unavailable'
The Department of Foreign Affairs says this is due to an upgrade in their online appointment system
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
[OPINION] The visa nightmare and Filipinos' need for stronger passports
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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
Locsin defends canceling courtesy diplomatic passports
(UPDATED) 'Hey boba,' Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr tells Vice President Leni Robredo after she criticized the cancellation of courtesy diplomatic passports
DFA cancels all courtesy diplomatic passports after Del Rosario incident
Former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario was himself carrying a courtesy diplomatic passport when Hong Kong barred his entry
Kiev will not recognize Russian passports from rebel areas – PM
'We will never recognize any citizenship that was issued by the aggressor state. This is like Nazi Germany issuing Ausweis (identity document) for certain people,' says Ukraine's Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman
UK starts issuing passports without 'European Union' on cover
Brexit backers are thrilled by the highly symbolic change, while those who support remaining in the bloc have mocked their excitement
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
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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'
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DFA: 'No assurances on safety' of some passport data
'Only a Senate investigation will assure the public that there was no breach or loss of data,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro 'Teddyboy' Locsin Jr
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
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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
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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
Robredo, senators: Probe DFA passport data mess
'The Department of Foreign Affairs owes the entire country an explanation,' says Senator Risa Hontiveros
Locsin blames 'Yellows' for passport data loss
(UPDATED) 'l will autopsy the Yellows who did the passport deal alive,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro 'Teddyboy' Locsin Jr
Ex-DFA contractor 'took off' with passport data, says Locsin
(UPDATED) Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr says his agency is 'rebuilding files from scratch' because of the incident and assures the public that 'it won't happen again'
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Japan has the world's 'strongest' passport, according to this index
Guess where the Philippines ranks? Spoiler alert: We aren't in the top 10, or even the top 50.
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
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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
DFA to open new passport offices in Ilocos Norte, Isabela
The new DFA passport offices in northern Luzon, both in Robinsons malls, will operate from Monday to Saturday
DFA to open passport appointment slots for July to September
The new passport appointment slots will be for all consular offices in the Philippines, except for the DFA's Aseana office in Parañaque City
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
Need a passport? The PBA just might help you
The pro league partners with the Department of Foreign Affairs for the 'Passport On Wheels Services'
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'
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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
FlySpaces launches FlySpaces Passport
FlySpace’s new product allows work mobility and flexibility, from solo entrepreneurs to company employees
DFA opens 100,000 new slots for passport appointments
Heeding online hubbub about the shortage of slots and complaints about fixers selling slots, the Department of Foreign Affairs opens additional ones until June
Thai cops nab Pakistani passport forger with ISIS links
Mohammad Iqbal is arrested on January 14 in a Bangkok suburb in possession of Singaporean and Indian fake passports as well as plates and laminates to forge entry visas to France, Italy and Spain
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Taiwan passports recalled over picture mix-up
The costly design blunder mistakenly swaps an image of an airport in Washington DC for the island's main airport
