During his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) as the new President of the Republic of the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte encouraged the Congress last Monday, July 25, 2016, to amend the 20-year-old law to extend the validity of Philippine passports to up to 10 years. The Philippine Passport Act of 1996 tells us […]
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DFA To Implement 30-Day Ban For No-Show Passport Applicants
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has officially announced that beginning June 1, 2016, they will be an implementing a 30-day ban for individuals who will not show up on their passport appointment date. This has been confirmed by Jose Rene Almendras, outgoing secretary of DFA. The reason behind this ban, of course, is that […]