Watch Sec Cayetano Surprise Visit to DFA and Witnessed Applicant Waiting for 5 Hours

The new Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Sen. Allan Cayetano, visited the DFA Office of Consular Affairs in Aseana, Pasay City on Friday. Upon his visit, he witnessed long queue of passport applicants. 

During the surprise visit of the new DFA Secretary, he checked the passport center and the situation of those applying for passport. 

Aside from the long queue of applicants waiting in line for more than five hours just to apply for passport. 

He learned that some applicants have to wait for two months just to get an appointment. There are still 200 to 300 thousand applicants that are still waiting to get an online appointment.  

 Cayetano said he will give recommendations how to address  two problems he witnessed during the visit. The first would be the extremely crowded place where passport applicants have to endure. The other one would be the passport requirements. He added, that the government ID is a challenge for many applicants to provide. But he still has to look into it, and have some consultation. 

He vowed to look into the problems of passport applicants,  to speed up the process of application and releasing of passport. 




Former Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, took his oath on Thursday, May 18, as secretary of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

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OFW in SAUDI ARABIA, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KEEP YOUR PASSPORT

via DFA: The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh reiterates to all Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia that, under Saudi and Philippine law, they have the right to keep and hold on to their Philippine passports while working in Saudi Arabia.

The Philippine passport is considered to be the property of the Republic of the Philippines and only the bearer has the right to keep it in his custody.

The Embassy firmly reminds companies and employers in Saudi Arabia who continue to keep their foreign workers’ passports, as a matter of practice and against the workers’ will, that they are violating Saudi law, specifically Council of Ministers Resolution No. 166 dated 12/04/1421H (14 July 2000) which clearly states that “every employee has the right to keep his passport in his custody.”

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated to the Embassy this week that this rule remains in effect and that any overseas Filipino worker (OFW) whose passport has been kept by their employer has a right to complain to the Ministry of Labor or the police.

Full Text of the Advisory below:

OFWs Have the Right to Keep Their Own Passports

 (Riyadh, 21 May 2015) – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh reiterates to all Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia that, under Saudi and Philippine law, they have the right to keep and hold on to their Philippine passports while working in Saudi Arabia.

The Philippine passport is considered to be the property of the Republic of the Philippines and only the bearer has the right to keep it in his custody.

The Embassy firmly reminds companies and employers in Saudi Arabia who continue to keep their foreign workers’ passports, as a matter of practice and against the workers’ will, that they are violating Saudi law, specifically Council of Ministers Resolution No. 166 dated 12/04/1421H (14 July 2000) which clearly states that “every employee has the right to keep his passport in his custody.”

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated to the Embassy this week that this rule remains in effect and that any OFW whose passport has been kept by their employer has a right to complain to the Ministry of Labor or the police. 
(END)

Via Saudi Gazette NEWS POST as of July 28, 2015

"The Ministry of Labor has warned private sector companies and establishments against withholding passports of their expatriate employees in violation of a Council of Ministers' decision issued in this connection more than a year ago.

The ministry said employers who fail to implement the directives would face severe penalties, according to Akhbaar24 website.

A source in the ministry quoted by the Makkah daily said the number of companies and commercial establishments with a workforce of more than 60 percent expatriates had dropped to 900,000."

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OFW'S IN KSA: IT'S YOUR RIGHT TO HOLD YOUR PASSPORT

via DFA: The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh reiterates to all Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia that, under Saudi and Philippine law, they have the right to keep and hold on to their Philippine passports while working in Saudi Arabia.

The Philippine passport is considered to be the property of the Republic of the Philippines and only the bearer has the right to keep it in his custody.

The Embassy firmly reminds companies and employers in Saudi Arabia who continue to keep their foreign workers’ passports, as a matter of practice and against the workers’ will, that they are violating Saudi law, specifically Council of Ministers Resolution No. 166 dated 12/04/1421H (14 July 2000) which clearly states that “every employee has the right to keep his passport in his custody.”

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated to the Embassy this week that this rule remains in effect and that any overseas Filipino worker (OFW) whose passport has been kept by their employer has a right to complain to the Ministry of Labor or the police.

Full Text of the Advisory below:

OFWs Have the Right to Keep Their Own Passports

 (Riyadh, 21 May 2015) – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh reiterates to all Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia that, under Saudi and Philippine law, they have the right to keep and hold on to their Philippine passports while working in Saudi Arabia.

The Philippine passport is considered to be the property of the Republic of the Philippines and only the bearer has the right to keep it in his custody.

The Embassy firmly reminds companies and employers in Saudi Arabia who continue to keep their foreign workers’ passports, as a matter of practice and against the workers’ will, that they are violating Saudi law, specifically Council of Ministers Resolution No. 166 dated 12/04/1421H (14 July 2000) which clearly states that “every employee has the right to keep his passport in his custody.”

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated to the Embassy this week that this rule remains in effect and that any OFW whose passport has been kept by their employer has a right to complain to the Ministry of Labor or the police. (END)

Via Saudi Gazette as of July 28, 2015

"The Ministry of Labor has warned private sector companies and establishments against withholding passports of their expatriate employees in violation of a Council of Ministers' decision issued in this connection more than a year ago.

The ministry said employers who fail to implement the directives would face severe penalties, according to Akhbaar24 website.

A source in the ministry quoted by the Makkah daily said the number of companies and commercial establishments with a workforce of more than 60 percent expatriates had dropped to 900,000."

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