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Saturday, January 13, 2018

DFA to Open 9 Consular Offices in Provinces to Step-Up Passport Processing

To make passport application process fast and easy to Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that it will open nine more consular offices across the nation this 2018!

Read: Processing of Passport with 10-Year Validity Starts January 3

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According to the DFA Chief, these consular offices will be set up to the following regions;

San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte

Santiago, Isabela

Malolos or Meycauayan, Bulacan

Calamba or San Pablo, Laguna

Dasmariñas City, Cavite

Antipolo, Rizal

Oroquieta City or Ozamiz City

Misamis Occidental

Tagum, Davao del Norte.

Aside from this four mobile trucks for passport processing or passport on wheels will roll out very soon to process another 2,500 passports per day. But this "passport-on-wheels" unit will be deployed in Metro Manila.

Read: DFA to Require Advance Payment in Passport Application in 2018

Netizens are criticizing and calling out the DFA in social media for its fully-booked passport appointment until March 2018 while the schedule for April onward has yet to be opened.

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