For those who need to apply or renew for a Philippine passport, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will conduct mobile passport services in different locations in March. All the mobile passport services are scheduled on a Saturday.

The schedule below is taken from the official website of the DFA.

Important Reminders for Passport Mobile Services

The processing of passports at Mobile Passport Services is guided by the Philippine Passport Act of 1996 and its implementing rules and regulations, other relevant Department Orders, Circulars and Memoranda.

Participation in the Mobile Passport Services must be coordinated with the Passport Coordinator designated by the Local Government Unit (LGU) in advance. The designated LGU Passport Coordinator will collect copies of the application forms from interested applicants at least two weeks in advance of the scheduled date of the mobile passport service.

The LGU Passport Coordinator will inform the applicant of the indicative time during which he or she will have to file the passport application on the scheduled date of the Mobile Passport Service.

Personal appearance is a requirement for all passport applicants.

The Mobile Passport Service will not accept applications for the replacement of lost valid passports but will entertain applications for lost expired passports.

The Mobile passport fee is same with the Expedite Rate.

For Any Details please call RCOCC at 834-400

Local Nos. 2406 – 2410 or 836-7750

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To encourage more OFWs to register for the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced that they are ready to give away all-expense paid trips to top tourist spots in the Philippines and gift checks through a raffle. All OFWs who will register for the coming elections will get a chance to win.

According to Velasco, the registration for the OAV started last November but only 16,070 OFWs had registered for the 2013 elections. This is a very small figure as compared to their goal of at least one million registrants from an estimated 12 million Filipinos working overseas

The Commissioner is hoping that the incentives they are offering would increase the number of registrants.

Velasco said, “Raffle prizes would include free trips to Boracay andBaguio, among other destinations, and gift checks from Duty Free Philippines. But we’re still finalizing the mechanics.”

The Comelec also plans to put up registration counters in airports so OFWs can register even before leaving.

This post is from the website of Migrante International:

ARE YOU, YOUR RELATIVE OR AN OFW YOU KNOW A WITNESS OR VICTIM OF:

• rude, negligent, abusive or corrupt embassy or government officials?
exploitation or abuse by employer or recruitment agency?
• unfair charges/over-charging or double-charging?
• illegal termination of employment contract?
• human or sex trafficking?
• government neglect (for those in death row, jail, stranded and other OFWs in distress)?

NOTE: OPEN the LINK below and fill up the Migrante Online Grievance Form provided by MIGRANTE to process your report/complaints.

http://migranteinternational.org/?page_id=1187

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA ) announced the schedule of mobile passport services for  February 2012:

Mobile Passport Service Schedule for February

February 4     Mandaluyong City

February 4     Virac Catanduanes

February 11   Lagawe Ifugao

February  11  Laoag Ilocos Norte

February 18   Valenzuela City

February 18   De La Salle University Dasmarinas

February 25   Baler Aurora

Important Reminders for Passport Mobile Services

• The processing of passports at Mobile Passport Services is guided by the Philippine Passport Act of 1996 and its implementing rules and regulations, other relevant Department Orders, Circulars and Memoranda.

• Participation in the Mobile Passport Services must be coordinated with the Passport Coordinator designated by the Local Government Unit (LGU) in advance. The designated LGU Passport Coordinator will collect copies of the application forms from interested applicants at least two weeks in advance of the scheduled date of the mobile passport service.

• The LGU Passport Coordinator will inform the applicant of the indicative time during which he or she will have to file the passport application on the scheduled date of the Mobile Passport Service.

• Personal appearance is a requirement for all passport applicants.

• The Mobile Passport Service will not accept applications for the replacement of lost valid passports but will entertain applications for lost expired passports.

• The Mobile passport fee is same with the Expedite Rate.

For Any Details please call RCOCC at 834-4000

LOCAL NOS. 2406 – 2410 or 836-7750