OFW need not secure online appointments to renew passports

OFWs are not required to secure online appointments to renew their passports. They can go to the nearest DFA Consular Office to have their passport applications processed. Kayo po ba ay isang OFW at kailangan magrenew ng passport? Hindi niyo na po kailangan kumuha ng appointment online para magrenew. May special lane po para sa … Read more

What does the Red Ribbon Mean?

What does the Red Ribbon Mean? Red Ribbon is the process of authenticating Philippine documents intended for use abroad. The process of authenticating documents was previously under the Office of the President but is now transferred to the DFA’s Office of Consular Affairs. Executive Order No.582 signed on December 24, 2006, transferred the process of … Read more

Current Home Office of the DFA | Original ADB Headquarters

  On This Day, December 3, 1965, President Diosdado Macapagal laid the foundation stone of the Asian Development Bank Headquarters (ADB) on Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.   The said building which was inaugurated in 1972 is the current Home Office of the DFA, after the ADB moved to its new headquarters in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong … Read more

Free College in Iloilo

Because of RA 10931, tuition and miscellaneous fees are now free in the state universities and colleges in Iloilo. State Universities and Colleges in Iloilo: You may want to read:

Official DFA Website enumerating passport requirements

DFA has reminded the public that the official DFA website enumerating passportrequirements are: https://www.dfa.gov.ph/ http://consular.dfa.gov.ph/passport https://www.passport.gov.ph/ Enumerations found on other websites are unofficial, incomplete, or inaccurate.   NO APPOINTMENT IS NEEDED for the following: SENIOR CITIZEN and one (1) travel companion PERSON WITH DISABILITY (PWDs) and one (1) travel companion SOLO PARENT and his/her minor … Read more