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A passport office at Robinsons Starmills mall in San Fernando, Pampanga DFA CO Pampanga signage at the entrance to Robinsons Starmills DFA CO Cebu in Mandaue City. A Philippine passport is a document issued by the Government of the Philippines to citizens of the Republic of the Philippines requesting other governments to allow them to pass safely and freely.
Visa requirements for Filipino citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of the Philippines by the authorities of other territories. As of February 9, 2024, Filipino citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 69 countries and territories, ranking the Philippine passport 74th in the world according to the Henley ...
A Philippine passport ( Filipino: Pasaporte ng Pilipinas) is both a travel document and a primary national identity document issued to citizens of the Philippines. It is issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Philippine diplomatic missions abroad, with certain exceptions.
Passport renewals were initially still handled by the Philippine Embassy in Oslo, [13] ostensibly due to delays in receiving passport issuing equipment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [21] although it was able to handle all other consular transactions. The Embassy officially began accepting passport applications on August 24, 2020. [22]
The visa policy of the Philippines is governed by Commonwealth Act No. 613, also known as the Philippine Immigration Act, and by subsequent legislation amending it. The Act is jointly enforced by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Visitors from 157 countries are permitted visa-free entry for periods ...
The Philippine Consulate General in Barcelona is headed by Consul General Maria Theresa S.M. Lazaro, who assumed the position on March 27, 2021. Prior to this current post, Lazaro, a career diplomat who has been with the Philippine foreign service since 2000, served as the Executive Director of the DFA's Office of Consular Affairs, and was also ...
Prior to becoming Ambassador, Ruiz, a career diplomat, was deployed to the Philippine Embassy in Beirut as Ambassador to Lebanon, the first Filipina to hold the position. Her appointment was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on February 5, 2019, [15] and she presented her credentials to Polish President Andrzej Duda on July 11, 2019. [16]
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas) is the executive department of the Philippine government tasked to contribute to the enhancement of national security, protection of the territorial integrity and national sovereignty, to participate in the national endeavor of sustaining development and enhancing the Philippines' competitive edge, to protect the ...