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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 23) — Heads up, travelers: the Foreign Affairs department opened 100,000 passport appointment slots for February to May since 1 p.m.
- Consider booking a DFA online appointment in branches outside Metro Manila. Since majority of.
- Appointment slots for May 2020 to Jul 2020 are still available. If you do not see available online appointment slots, it does not necessarily mean that they have been completely taken up. Please CLICK REFRESH as online appointments become available from time to time.
Proceed to DFA website immediately to book these available appointment slots. Availability of slots quickly changes from time to time. However there were issues about people reserving the slot and not paying the fee.Sayang naman ang slot if hindi ka pupunta, may taong need talaga ang appointment. Some fixers also reserve the slots and give it to those who need their services. Print out those in the E-mail from DFA. Monday, 21 December 2020 RFQ PCGAG-2020-47 Catering service on Wednesday, 16 December 2020 RFQ PCGAG-2020-46 Catering service on Wednesday, 16 December 2020 RFQ PCGAG-2020-48 Wreath for the 124th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Dr.
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— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) January 23, 2018Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano added more appointment slots will be opened in the coming days.
The Foreign Affairs Department (DFA) has been implementing reforms regarding passport applications recently, which included a 'Passport on Wheels' program.
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Filipinos lamented the difficulty of securing a schedule in the department's online passport appointment system.
In early January, enraged netizens called on the DFA to fix its system after their website showed the schedule to get a passport was full until March.
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Some alleged that 'syndicates' who hoard passport appointment schedules to sell at sky-high prices are behind the DFA fiasco.
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Cayetano said they are looking into the possibility that alleged syndicates may be using 'bots,' or software apps doing automated tasks, to make the reservations.
The DFA has tapped the National Bureau of Investigation to look into the alleged existence of syndicates preying on passport applicants by selling appointment slots for as high as P10,000.
Cayetano said he will also ask the Philippine National Police to help in going after the syndicates.
'I'd just like to give a warning to any syndicate – real or imagined – mga sindikato na nagpaplano pa lang o yung mga nanloloko sa Facebook o yung mga actual na nagcha-charge ng 5, 10,000 for passports. We are going after you,' the Secretary said.
[Translation: I'd just like to give a warning to any syndicates – real or imagined – those syndicates who are planning or those pulling a fast one on Facebook or those actually charging 5,000, 10,000 for passports. We are going after you.]
CNN Philippines correspondent Xianne Arcangel contributed to this report.
MANILA -- Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday announced the opening of 100,000 appointment slots for passport application and renewal to address the increasing backlog.
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Of the total slots, 50,000 were opened at noon with the remaining 50,000 to be made available at 9 p.m. Cayetano also said that 10,000 slots will be opened from Monday to Saturday, except for holidays.
The 10,000 are on top of the 336,743 appointment slots for June 1 to September 30, 2018, that have already been opened and taken up.
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Upon checking the passport.gov.ph website at around 2 p.m., the earliest available appointment for DFA-Aseana is on June 25. The DFA reminded all applicants to refresh the website.
In a press conference, Cayetano reported that the DFA has increased its capacity from 10,500 daily passport appointments in 2017 to 19,000 this year.
Of the 19,000, around 12,000 are allotted for regular online passport applicants; 1,000 for first time overseas Filipino workers through licensed recruitment agencies; 4,000 for passport on wheels; and 2,000 walk-ins.
From January to May 2017, DFA has issued 1.58 million passports. For the same period in 2018, they issued 1.85 million or a 16.74 percent growth. (PNA)