Filipinos that are working and living in Belgium and Luxembourg can now enjoy the convenience of having the new electronic passport (ePassport). The Ambassador of the Philippines in Brussels, Enrique A. Manalo reported that the launching for the processing of Philippine ePassport was done last Januaery13, 2011.

Ambassador Manalo said in his speech, “I am pleased to announce that Filipinos in Belgium and Luxembourg can now enjoy the benefits that come with using the most modern and secure type of passport currently available.”

Click here about the e-passport service for OFWs in Belgium and Luxembourg.

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia announced that they will conduct consular services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the area on December 16 to 17, 2010. It will happen at the International Philippine School in Al-Khobar.

The Embassy informed the public that only 100 e-passports will be encoded on the first day (December 16). They will also accommodate applicants whose documents had been verified and had paid the passport fees in the recent embassy on wheels event.

On the second day (December 17), a total of 75 e-passports will be encoded and applicants whose documents had been verified and had paid the passport fees in the recent embassy on wheels event.