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Long Wait for Philippine Passport Stalls Travel Plans
Patricio, a Filipino IT executive in Dubai, blames passport snags for his prolonged bachelorhood. The 34-year-old man got married in the Philippines in December, but has been unable to start… Read more
Women Dressed as Nuns Fail to Fool Airport Staff
Six women dressed as nuns stood anxiously in a queue at Manila’s chaotic international airport, unaware their shoes were about to end their dreams of an illegal job abroad. At… Read more
DFA: Expired, Expiring Passports Can be Extended for One Year
The Department of Foreign Affairs has announced the one-year extension of expired and expiring passports. The DFA said the extension will be for applicants who have urgent travel as the… Read more
DFA Secretary Albert del Rosario Praised for Daring Rescues of Filipinos in Strife-torn Arab Nations
The pro-democracy uprisings raging in the Middle East have trapped thousands of overseas Filipino workers and quickly tested the Philippines’ new top diplomat. Albert del Rosario, 74, has quietly travelled… Read more
DFA Consular Office Advises Public on Passport Applications
Measures to address the recent delay in the processing and releasing of passports have been implemented, the Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) said following the recent increase… Read more
DFA Gets P205M to Bring Distressed OFWs Home
Citing at least P205 million in newly replenished funds for its Assistance to Nationals (ATN) unit, the Department of Foreign Affairs Monday said it was ready to repatriate some 4,500… Read more
3 Reasons NAIA Passengers are Offloaded at Immigration Counters
Imagine you are falling in line waiting for your turn at the immigration counter at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Even with passport, boarding pass and other documents on hand, you… Read more
17 New Philippine Ambassadors Named
President Aquino has appointed 17 career diplomats as new ambassadors, including the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman, who will man different posts abroad. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte announced… Read more
PHL Embassy Honors 1st Pinoys in Iran
Philippine officials in Iran are honoring this month the earliest Filipino workers who arrived in Iran in the early 1970s. In a first of sorts, the Philippine Embassy in Iran… Read more
POLO Saudi Arabia Repatriates Stranded Filipino Women, Children
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) of the Philippine Embassy has repatriated three more undocumented Filipino women and their children staying at the Bahay Kalinga (BK) shelter. “This brings to… Read more
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