Passport data 'not run-away-able,' says Locsin
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
| January 15, 2019 - 1:04pm
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. clarified that it was not possible for a contractor to have run away with personal...
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Passport data breach should not burden applicants — Palace
By
Patricia Lourdes Viray
| January 14, 2019 - 9:21am
Those seeking to renew their passports should not be burdened by having to submit original copies of their birth certificates,...
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Privacy body to probe passport data mess
By
Janvic Mateo
| January 13, 2019 - 12:00am
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) will investigate the claim of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on social...
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DFA passport maker runs off with all data
By
Helen Flores
| January 12, 2019 - 12:00am
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is requiring some of those renewing their passports to bring their birth certificates...
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Passports released within 12 working days – DFA
By
Janvic Mateo
| October 4, 2018 - 12:00am
Applicants will no longer have to wait for at least a month to obtain their passports, according to the Department of Foreign...
Nation
LIST: Where you can travel visa-free with a Philippine passport
By
Ian Nicolas Cigaral
| May 24, 2018 - 8:58pm
An updated list of countries that your Philippine passport can take you visa-free.
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Most powerful passports: Philippines’ in weaker half
By
Gaea Katreena Cabico
| January 11, 2018 - 1:05pm
Despite improving its position, the Philippine passport remained in the lower half of the latest annual rankings for world’s...
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DFA to end free passport extension
By
Rosette Adel
| December 27, 2015 - 1:43am
The Department of Foreign Affairs is advising the public that it is ending the free passport extension facility this yea...
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Jobseekers warned vs fake offers in Sarawak
By
Pia Lee-Brago
| October 10, 2015 - 10:00am
Filipinos should beware of dubious job offers in Miri and Bintulu in Malaysia’s Sarawak state, the Philippine embassy in Kuala Lumpur said Friday.
Metro
Syrian refugees seek new passports as a ticket to Europe
By
Karin Laub
| September 16, 2015 - 4:13pm
A months-old Syrian government decision to start issuing passports to Syrians who fled their war-ravaged country is quietly contributing to the large exodus of refugees to Europe.
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