Along with the announcement of the Department  of Foreign Affairs (DFA) about its new consular building that is soon to open is the promise that they can give better services to the Filipino people. The DFA Secretary, Alberto Romulo said that now passport applicants can expect faster service as the new facility can process as many as 4,000 passports a day.

The new DFA building is located near SM Mall of Asia at the corner of Bradco and Macapagal Avenues in Aseana Business Park, Parañaque City. It will soon be opened in a few weeks and will be the home of the ePassport, the electronic authentication system, the electronic visa system, and digitalized consular records system.