DFA opens consular office in Bohol

12/01/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Boholanos no longer have to travel to neighboring provinces to apply for a passport or have their passports renewed. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has opened a consular office in Tagbilaran City…

DFA cancels Alice Guo’s passport as she plans poll bid

Jacob Lazaro, Jerome Aning, Marlon Ramos 10/05/2024

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has canceled the Philippine passport of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo after investigations showed that it was “fraudulently acquired.” The DFA on Friday said that based on the certification issued by the…

How to get a passport: A first-timer’s guide

Pia Piquero 04/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Ever found yourself caught in the bureaucratic loop of needing a valid ID to get another form of ID? Imagine this, you need an ID to get another ID, but to get that first…

Marcos signs ‘New Philippine Passport Act’ to digitalize passport applications

Luisa Cabato 03/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed into law Republic Act No. 11983, or the New Philippine Passport Act, as announced by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Saturday. “Under the ‘New Philippine Passport…

Manila court orders DFA to cancel passport of ex-NegOr Rep. Teves

Jane Bautista 02/11/2024

A Manila court has ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs to cancel the passport of expelled Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. who is facing multiple charges and has been declared a fugitive from justice, the Department of Justice…

Singapore dethrones Japan as the most powerful passport. What about the Philippines?

Kleo Catienza 07/20/2023

While the Philippine passport may not be as powerful as Singapore’s, it has been slowly making its way up the ranks in the global passport power play. And that’s progress, right? Or is it, really? According to…

Cancel Teves passport, Enrile urges DFA

Nestor Corrales 06/25/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential Chief Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile on Saturday urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to finally cancel the passport of fugitive Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. for his refusal to face the multiple…

BI arrests Chinese man using fake Mexican passport in NAIA

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 03/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Sunday said it arrested a Chinese national for attempting to depart the country using a fake Mexican passport at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1. According…

Russian goes viral for selling bottled water after losing passport

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A foreigner has gone viral for selling bottled water in downtown Cebu City while wearing a placard and asking for help after losing his passport. A photo of Igorevich Vladislav Saulev, 43, a…

DFA passport application: What requirements are needed

03/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the threat of COVID-19 now waning and with the global economy on the rebound, the urge to travel whether for business or pleasure is also mounting. Here are the requirements needed to…

DFA to open 300,000 more passport appointment slots before year ends

Daniza Fernandez 10/13/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) plans to open at least 300,000 additional passport appointment slots nationwide before 2022 ends. “We have opened more than 803,000 passport appointment slots and we plan to open at least…

BPCI: “Samantha Lo acquired PH passport from a fixer” 

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) issued a statement on Monday, October 21, 2019, after beauty queen Samantha Ashley Lo wrote in an Instagram post that her “local organizer” did not assist her when she was…

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