Philippine Passport is the travel document and the main national identity document issued to Filipino citizens because there is no national identity card system in the Philippines. It is issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and the diplomatic mission of the Philippines abroad, with certain exceptions.
The State Department began issuing machine-readable passports on September 17, 2007, and biometric passports on August 11, 2009. The green non-electronic passport cover is still valid until its expiration. Philippine passports are printed at the APO Production Unit plant in Malvar, Batangas.
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History
The nature of passports in Pre-Hispanic and Spanish-Era Philippines is generally unknown, and the earliest form has been issued since the Philippines gained independence from the United States in 1946. The passport was ordered to be printed in Filipino for the first time under Diosdado Macapagal, for subsequent implementation under Ferdinand Marcos. Currently, printed in Filipino with English translation.
With the adoption of the 1987 constitution, the passport issuance authority was transferred from the Foreign Ministry to the Department of Foreign Affairs at this time. The Philippine Passport Act of 1996 regulates the issuance of Philippine passports and travel documents. Philippine passports are only issued to Filipino citizens, while travel documents (under Section 13) may be issued to citizens who have lost a foreign passport as well as a permanent resident who can not obtain passports or travel documents from other countries.
On May 1, 1995, the green cover was auctioned on a regular passport for the first time, and a barcode was included in a passport in 2004. The newly enhanced security passport is a prerequisite for the issuance of a new passport which can be read by the machine first published to the public on September 17 2007. The Philippines was one of the few countries in the world that has not issued a machine-readable passport even though machine-readable passports for public officials have been issued since June 18, 2007.
On August 2, 2017, Republic Act 10928 was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte, extending the passport validity period from 5 years to 10 years. Foreign Minister Alan Cayetano signed the implementing regulations and regulations (IRR) of the new Philippine Passport Law on 27 October 2017. The action took place on 1 January 2018.
Engine-readable passports
In 2006, DFA in collaboration with Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas embarked on a five-year passport modernization project designed to issue a new Philippines machine-readable passport (MRP) passport. However, an order was issued against the project by a lower court, only to be annulled by the Supreme Court and ordering DFA and BSP to continue the project.
Machine-readable passports are designed to prevent interference through the use of special features embedded in the cover passport, similar to passports that other machines can read. It also has more pages than the previous passport (44 pages, not 32 before) and the expected processing time is accelerated.
Personal appearance when applying for a new MRP passport is now required and not passable. Fingerprints are also registered in passports and micro prints are found throughout the passport data pages.
Officials from DFA have clarified that the old, green, non-MRP passports will expire on schedule at their original expiry date. However, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requires all member states to issue machine-readable passports by April 2010, so some countries may refuse entry to the Philippines which still has hand-written passports.
Biometric passport
At the end of July 2008, DFA has announced plans and possible application of a new Biometric Passport System for new passports. It is expected that the government will begin issuing biometric passports by the end of 2009. On 11 August 2009, the first biometric passports were released to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. E-passport has various security features, including hidden encrypted images; an ultra-thin holographic laminate; and electronic microchip tamper-proof cost about 950 pesos for normal processing of 20 days or 1,200 pesos for a 10-day rush processing.
As of July 2015, the Philippine Passport is printed at the Asian Productivity Organization or APO Productions under the Presidential Communications Group. On August 15, 2016, a new generation electronic passport was released by the State Department with advanced security features such as an upgraded microchip to capture the applicant's personal data, invisible neon ultraviolet (UV) and threads, and decipher the design when exposed to UV light. Security inks are also used to print passports to prevent forgery. These inks include intaglio, a visible ink that has different jagged shades and ultraviolet ink that appears when exposed to infrared light. Other safety features include watermarks, hollow passport designations, embedded security fibers, among others. In addition to making a new passport-proof, each leaf of the 44-page document depicts Filipino artifacts, cultural icons, historical places, famous tourist destinations, and even national anthem lyrics.
Restrictions
With a martial law declaration on September 23, 1972, travel restrictions were imposed on Filipino citizens. A warrant restricted the issuance of passports to members of the Philippine diplomatic services, although this was relaxed in 1981 with the revocation of martial law.
In 1983, there was an order from the Department of Foreign Affairs not to issue any passport to the family of opposition senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. Despite government restrictions, Aquino can obtain it with the help of Rashid Lucman, a former congressman from Mindanao. The passport identifies him as MarciÃÆ'¡l Bonifacio , an alias derived from "law of bog" "and Fort Bonifacio , where he is detained.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, passports were stamped with restrictions prohibiting travel to South Africa (due to apartheid) and Lebanon (due to civil war). Previous passports stamped banned travel to Iraq due to ongoing violence and due to the abduction of Angelo de la Cruz in 2004. However, passports printed after 1 July 2011 no longer bear this stamp.
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Type
There are three types of Philippine passports issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs. This is currently set by maroon (normal), red (official), and dark blue (diplomatic) colors.
Regular (maroon)
Ordinary passports are issued to any Filipino citizen applying for a Philippine passport. This is the most common type of passport issued and used for all travel by Filipinos and non-official travel by Philippine government officials. Since September 17, 2007, all new Philippine passports have been issued with maroon blankets.
Official (red)
Official passports are issued to members of the Philippine government for use on official business, as well as employees of Filipino diplomatic postings abroad who are not members of diplomatic services. This is the second of two passports issued to the President and the family of the President. Thus, this passport does not extend the privilege of diplomatic immunity. Government officials are prohibited from using an official passport for non-authorized businesses, and thus also have an ordinary passport. This passport has a red cover. This passport has a validity period of 6 months.
Diplomatic passports are issued to members of the Philippine diplomatic services, Cabinet members, service attaches from other government agencies assigned to Philippine diplomatic posts abroad and Philippine delegations to international and regional organizations. This is the first of two passports issued to the President of the Philippines and the Presidential family. This passport has a dark blue cover and extends the privilege of diplomatic immunity to the carrier.
Physical appearance
The Philippine passport is a maroon, with the Philippine emblem emblazoned in the center of the front cover.
Front cover
The word " PILIPINAS " is written on top of the emblem, which has now been hatched to show tincture gules (red, for right field) and blue (blue, for left field). The word " PASAPORTE " is written below, with a biometric passport symbol appearing below it.
Passports issued during the last years of the Fourth Republic have an inverse command (very similar to a US passport), with " PASAPORTE " above and " REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS " under. All passports issued since this period have a cover in the Philippines.
A typical passport has 44 pages (previously 32 or 64).
Language
The Philippine passport is bilingual, with text data and information published in the Philippines followed by an English translation. The brown passport used to have all Filipino texts written with diacritics, but these were stopped in green and maroon passports. Pages 4-43 have, on a page per 2 pages scattered, (a) the lines of the national anthem, Lupang Hinirang . The odd pages of pages 3-43 have Baybayin text which says " Ang kawiran ay nagpapadakila sa siwang bayan " ("Truth elevates the nation") refers to Proverbs 14:34 (? ???? ???????????????????????????? ).
Data page
Philippine passports have different data page styles. The brown old passport has data and physical description pages, with images located on the description page and not the data pages; this is separated by a passport record. The green passport issued before 2004 has a data page on the inner cover followed by a passport record page. Passports issued after 2004 have passport and reverse page records, with a passport record on the inner cover page.
The data page contains the following information:
With a new maroon-covered passport, the passport data page ends with a Machine Readable Zone. This zone is not in a green covered passport.
Passport note
The passport contains notes from the issuing country addressed to the authorities of all other countries, identifies the carrier as a national of that country and requests that he be allowed to pass and be treated in accordance with international norms. This entry was first written in Filipino followed by an English translation:
in the Philippines:
- "The Government of the Republic of the Philippines requires all persons authorized to authorize it, Philippine citizens, who will be free and without delay, and if necessary, pay them for all legal and protection assistance."
in English:
- "The Government of the Republic of the Philippines has called on all authorized authorities to allow carriers, Filipinos citizens, to pass safely and freely and if necessary provide them all legally legitimate assistance and protection." >
On the last page (on page 44) are emergency contact details, and warnings about E-Passport
in the Philippines:
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- "This section contains sensitive electronics Do not rip, charge or expose this passport with excessive heat or cold.
in English:
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- "This passport contains sensitive electronics, do not bend, make mistakes, or expose this passport to extreme temperatures, or excessive moisture."
Signature field
The Philippine passport is void if the passport is not signed, and usually the carrier signs his signature in the signature field, whose position varies with various Philippine passport incarnations. People who are too young to sign past passports may have a parent or legal guardian to sign a passport on their behalf, even though this has been banned.
The brown passport originally contains a signature field underneath the data page on the inner cover of the passport. When a green passport was issued in 1995, a field in which the carrier had to sign a passport appeared under the passport record.
Machine-readable passports did not initially have a signature field, a source of much controversy when Filipinos applying for foreign visas, whether for travel or work, have been required to obtain copies of their passport application forms to verify their signatures, or be refused altogether. Newer versions of this passport eventually have a signature field on the back cover, under important reminders for Filipino passport holders, while older versions have stamped fields.
Biometric passports from August 2009 to August 2016, are the only Philippine passports that do not require the physical signature of the carrier, since the image of the bearer's signature is printed onto the passport data page. A physical signature is once again required for a biometric passport issued after August 15, 2016, with the signature field on page 3.
Visa requirements
By 2016, Filipino citizens have a free visa or visa on arrival access to 63 countries and territories, ranking the 72nd Philippines passport in the world according to the Visa Restriction Index.
Cost
New Filipino biometric passports cost 950 pesos (about $ 18) in the Philippines or $ 60 overseas. Overtime processing for new passports requires an additional charge of 250 pesos. People using overtime processing earn their passports within seven days for applications for Metro Manila (DFA Consular Affairs, ASEANA, ParaÃÆ' Â ± aque, Alabang City Center, SM Megamall, and Robinsons Galleria), Pampanga (Marquee Mall, Angeles and DFA Pampanga regional offices), DFA Lucena regional offices, and Robinsons Lipa, and 15 to 20 days in other provinces. For Filipinos abroad it will take up to 120 days. Previous passports can be changed to 100 pesos (about $ 2.50) in the Philippines or $ 20 abroad, even though machine-readable passports can no longer be changed.
Missed or stolen passports can be replaced for 700 pesos (about $ 14) in the Philippines, $ 90 overseas.
In 2018, DFA requires all applicants (new or renewals) to secure online appointments through their websites.
Historic image gallery
See also
- Visa requirements for Filipino citizens
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Foreign relations Philippines
- Philippine citizenship law
- Unified Multi-Purpose ID
References
External links
- Online Passport Application and Terms
- Guidelines on how to apply for a Philippine passport
- Application form for Philippine passport (Home page)
- Citizen Government Service
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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