DFA launches ‘Passport on Wheels’ program on Aug. 1

Michael John Aroa 07/16/2018

A “Passport on Wheels” program will be held by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) at the Oakridge Pavillon in Mandaue City on Aug. 1 to 2. Arnel Pahanonot, staffer of the Talisay City Mayor’s Office said…

DFA halts appointment schedule due to system maintenance

Inquirer.net 06/16/2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday that it would not open appointment slots for June 16, due to system maintenance. In an advisory, the DFA said that the closure of processing for the appointment…

DFA OKs ePayment for passport processing

Inquirer.net 06/14/2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officially launched on Thursday its ePayment portal for passport processing fee. Passport applicants are now required to prepay their processing fees through the DFA’s authorized payment centers. An additional P50 convenience…

DFA orders add’l machines to fast track applications

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/12/2018

Cebu-based residents and those from other parts of the Visayas can expect more appointment slots for passport applications and renewals to be opened “in a few weeks.” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said five new data…

DFA readies new passport fee setup

Inquirer.net 06/10/2018

Starting next month, passport applicants in Metro Manila will have to pay the full processing fee and an additional P50 so-called “convenience fee” as soon as they book an online appointment to apply for or renew their…

DFA EXCUSES

MAO BA? 05/06/2018

A public appeal by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for Filipinos to avoid booking a passport appointment unless it’s urgent angered netizens. Cebuano_Ako said, “check your own backyard as to why passport appointments are gone in…

DFA to open main consular office on Saturdays

Inquirer.net 02/04/2018

THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it would open its main consular office in Parañaque City every Saturday starting on February 10 to process more passport applications. “In our effort to meet the huge demand for…

Eight new DFA regional consular offices in 2018

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 12/11/2017

The traditional Christmas gathering hosted by His Excellency, the kindly Frank Benedicto, is usually a time for the former PH Ambassador to Singapore, Ottawa, Beijing, Seoul and Brazil to keep track of his long-time media friends. But…

The long road for a Philippine passport

Nestle Semilla 09/25/2017

CONCLUSION The acting director of the Department of Foreign Affairs Central Visayas (DFA-7), Emmanuel Espineli, explains that the DFA-7 office in Mandaue City handles passport applications from all over the country as many residents from neighboring provinces…

DFA sends aid to 20 PH crewmen jailed in Libya

Inquirer.net 08/30/2017

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) vowed on Wednesday to assist the 20 Filipino seafarers recently detained in Libya for alleged fuel smuggling. Libyan authorities have assured the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli that the seafarers detained on…

DFA calls on N. Korea to halt dangerous missile attacks

Inquirer.net 08/29/2017

The Philippines urged the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to stop its dangerous actions, after it launched a missile attack over Japan on Tuesday morning. “We call on the DPRK to halt these dangerous and provocative…

DFA opens more appointment slots for passport renewal, application

Inquirer.net 08/24/2017

  Thousands of appointment slots for passport renewal and application are now open, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Thursday. Assistant Secretary Frank Cimafranca of the Office of Consular Affairs said an additional 94,350 slots…

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