DFA to conduct mobile passporting in Ifugao
Posted on | Monday, 25 April 2011 | No Comments
by Vency D. Bulayungan
LAGAWE, Ifugao -- Soon, people from this province need not travel far to get their travel papers. The provincial local government unit (PLGU)of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), will conduct mobile passporting at the provincial capitol lobby here on May 28 to help minimize expenses of people in processing their passports by traveling to distant places such as Tuguegarao, Baguio, Manila, or La Union.
Governor Eugene Balitang announced in the daily radio program “PIA Hour” that application forms for passports will be distributed starting today. Application forms are available in the governor’s office and all the municipal local government units in the 11 towns here.
Balitang is inviting all interested persons to avail of this opportunity to get their passports processed which is part of the DFA's program to bring its services closer to the people.
On the other hand, Claire Calingayan, the information officer of the governor’s office said that applicants must bring their applications together with the required such as birth certificates, National Bureau of Investigation clearance, two valid Ids, marriage contract, and others for verification during the pre screening which is scheduled on May 9-13, 2011.
Calingayan said applicants must bring the filled up forms and documents personally for screening. She added that a pre numbered stub will be given to the applicants so they will be accommodated on a first come first serve basis.
“The processing proper will be on May 28. DFA Manila can accommodate up to 600 applications,” she added. The services offered in the mobile passporting include passport for first time applicants, renewal of passports, and replacement of lost passport.
She disclosed that DFA will bring along the biometrics machine thus passport IDs are not necessary .
Calingayan said that the regular fees and replacement of passports is P1,200.00.
The processed passports will be distributed during the celebration of Ifugao Day on June 14-18, 2011.
The mobile passport service has proven very helpful in the past because applicants from the provinces no longer have to process their forms at the regional office thus saving them time and money. What they do is to wait for the DFA personnel to visit their locality upon the request of their LGU and submit their applications.(JDP/VDB – PIA CAR,Ifugao)
LAGAWE, Ifugao -- Soon, people from this province need not travel far to get their travel papers. The provincial local government unit (PLGU)of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), will conduct mobile passporting at the provincial capitol lobby here on May 28 to help minimize expenses of people in processing their passports by traveling to distant places such as Tuguegarao, Baguio, Manila, or La Union.
Governor Eugene Balitang announced in the daily radio program “PIA Hour” that application forms for passports will be distributed starting today. Application forms are available in the governor’s office and all the municipal local government units in the 11 towns here.
Balitang is inviting all interested persons to avail of this opportunity to get their passports processed which is part of the DFA's program to bring its services closer to the people.
On the other hand, Claire Calingayan, the information officer of the governor’s office said that applicants must bring their applications together with the required such as birth certificates, National Bureau of Investigation clearance, two valid Ids, marriage contract, and others for verification during the pre screening which is scheduled on May 9-13, 2011.
Calingayan said applicants must bring the filled up forms and documents personally for screening. She added that a pre numbered stub will be given to the applicants so they will be accommodated on a first come first serve basis.
“The processing proper will be on May 28. DFA Manila can accommodate up to 600 applications,” she added. The services offered in the mobile passporting include passport for first time applicants, renewal of passports, and replacement of lost passport.
She disclosed that DFA will bring along the biometrics machine thus passport IDs are not necessary .
Calingayan said that the regular fees and replacement of passports is P1,200.00.
The processed passports will be distributed during the celebration of Ifugao Day on June 14-18, 2011.
The mobile passport service has proven very helpful in the past because applicants from the provinces no longer have to process their forms at the regional office thus saving them time and money. What they do is to wait for the DFA personnel to visit their locality upon the request of their LGU and submit their applications.(JDP/VDB – PIA CAR,Ifugao)
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