ACTS-OFW Partylist Rep. Aniceto Bertiz III has welcomed House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s decision to conduct an oversight hearing or legislative briefing on the suspected passport data breach at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Bertiz, a member of the House committee on overseas workers affairs, said it is important that leaders and members of the […]
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When did the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) discover that its official passport contractor ran off with the data of applicants? What has the DFA done to address this serious issue involving the privacy of individuals and the security of the state? Why has there been no official pronouncements from the DFA regarding this matter […]
In line with his proposal that the country’s diplomatic service should train and become experts on the countries that they are posted to, Senator Dick Gordon has proposed the allocation of additional budget to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Gordon said the members of the diplomatic service are not only the country’s representatives, but […]