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DY PROMPTLY SOUGHT DOJ AID TO CANCEL CO’S PASSPORT

Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III on Friday disclosed that he promptly sought the intervention of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to cancel the passport of former Ako Bicol Rep. Rizaldy Co following his resignation from the House of Representatives on September 29. In a radio interview, Dy said he immediately contacted then-Justice Secretary, now Ombudsman, […]

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NEW PH PASSPORT LAW GETS SENATE OK

The Senate unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill providing for a new Philippine passport law. A priority measure under the 19th Congress, Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2001, or the proposed “New Philippine Passport Act,” would pave the way for a new generation of passports that is at par with international standards, streamlining […]

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IMPROVE PASSPORT APPLICATION PROCESS – BONG GO

Senator Bong Go has co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 2001, or the New Philippine Passport Act, which seeks to provide a new passport law, repealing Republic Act No. 8239, or the Philippine Passport Act of 1996. The measure was principally sponsored by Senator Imee Marcos. In his co-sponsorship, Go recognized the need for a simplified, accessible, […]

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HOUSE OVERSIGHT HEARING ON PASSPORT DATA BREACH WELCOMED – BERTIZ

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 […]