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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.
A regular passport is issued to any citizen of the Philippines applying for a Philippine passport. [3] It is the most common type of passport issued and is used for all travel by Philippine citizens and non-official travel by Philippine government officials.
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 ...
Under the basis of Commonwealth Act No. 732, [3] Republic Act No. 708, [4] and Republic Act No. 7157, [5] the duties and powers of the Secretary is: "advises and assists the President in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, integrating, and evaluating the total national effort in the field of foreign affairs relations in pursuit of its Constitutional mandate".
The Philippine Consulate General in Houston is headed by Consul General Gunther Emil M. Sales, who assumed the position on July 30, 2024. [9] Prior to his current post, he served as Assistant Secretary for American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, [9] and before that was posted at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. as minister and consul. [10]
The chancery of the Consulate General in Honolulu is a two-storey mansion constructed in 1905. [4]Originally owned by the family of German-born businessman William Pfotenhauer, [10] who was hailed as one of Honolulu's greatest businessmen upon his death in 1913, [11] the house later passed to the possession of another German couple, KauaŹ»i sugar barons Albert and Florence Horner, to serve as ...
The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa is currently headed by Ambassador Maria Andrelita S. Austria, who was appointed to the position by President Bongbong Marcos on November 8, 2022. [12] Prior to becoming Ambassador, Austria, a career diplomat, served as Consul General at the Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver. [12]
The main task of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas is to register and provide pre-departure orientation seminars to Filipino emigrants; to promote the transfer of technology, material contributions, and financial contributions of Filipino emigrants from abroad to underserved communities in the Philippines; to provide the younger generation of Filipinos overseas with opportunities to learn ...