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                    [Title] => Philippines climbs two spots in 2024 passport ranking
                    [Summary] => Philippine passport holders now enjoy access to 69 visa-free destinations compared to last year's 67 places.
                    [DatePublished] => 2024-01-11 15:11:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1807953
                    [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
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                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/01/08/philippine-passport2018-05-2416-05-28_2020-01-08_12-04-49486_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2302725
                    [Title] => BI: Foreigners with Philippine passports a national security issue
                    [Summary] => The proliferation of illegally acquired Philippine passports should be considered a national security issue, the Bureau of Immigration said yesterday.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-10-11 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1804762
                    [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan
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                    [Title] => Philippines ranks 125th in VisaGuide Passport Index
                    [Summary] => The January 2023 edition of the VisaGuide Passport Index puts the Philippines at the 125th rank, taking into account the country’s significance and number of destinations Philippine passport holders can visit visa-free. 

                    [DatePublished] => 2023-02-17 08:32:00
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                    [ArticleID] => 2217836
                    [Title] => The Philippine passport is weak at 80th on list of 'powerful' passports
                    [Summary] => As borders ease for travel even amid the pandemic, Filipinos itching to go abroad for leisure are once again going through the painstaking process of applying for visas in destinations that require them. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-10-19 15:10:00
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                    [ArticleID] => 1886959
                    [Title] => Passport data ligtas — DFA
                    [Summary] => Kinumpirma ng Department of Foreign Affairs na ligtas ang datos ng mga passport holders na naunang ibinalitang naitakas.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-01-21 16:19:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1806091
                    [AuthorName] => James Relativo
                    [SectionName] => Bansa
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                    [ArticleID] => 1886510
                    [Title] => PPP: Perennial Passport Problem
                    [Summary] => Even before joining the Department of Foreign Affairs, I have already been hearing about numerous problems that people encounter when they apply for passports.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-01-20 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805581
                    [AuthorName] => Babe Romualdez
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                    [Title] => NPC: Tapusin ang passport probe sa loob ng 5 araw
                    [Summary] => Binigyan ng limang araw ng National Privacy Commission ang Department of Foreign Affairs para tapusin ang kanilang imbestigasyon sa gusot sa mga pasaporte.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-01-17 16:21:00
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                    [SectionName] => Bansa
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                    [ArticleID] => 1885309
                    [Title] => Passport data 'not run-away-able,' says Locsin
                    [Summary] => Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. clarified that it was not possible for a contractor to have run away with personal data of those affected by the date breach in the Department of Foreign Affairs.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-01-15 13:04:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1645031
                    [AuthorName] => Patricia Lourdes Viray
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [ArticleID] => 1885011
                    [Title] => Passport data breach should not burden applicants — Palace
                    [Summary] => Those seeking to renew their passports should not be burdened by having to submit original copies of their birth certificates, Malacañang said Monday.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-01-14 09:21:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1645031
                    [AuthorName] => Patricia Lourdes Viray
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                    [ArticleID] => 1884671
                    [Title] => Privacy body to probe passport data mess
                    [Summary] => The National Privacy Commission (NPC) will investigate the claim of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on social media that a terminated contractor had run off with personal data of passport holders.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-01-13 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804764
                    [AuthorName] => Janvic Mateo
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
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Philippines climbs two spots in 2024 passport ranking

By Ian Laqui | January 11, 2024 - 3:11pm

Philippine passport holders now enjoy access to 69 visa-free destinations compared to last year's 67 places.

Headlines

BI: Foreigners with Philippine passports a national security issue

By Evelyn Macairan | October 11, 2023 - 12:00am

The proliferation of illegally acquired Philippine passports should be considered a national security issue, the Bureau of Immigration said yesterday.

Nation

Philippines ranks 125th in VisaGuide Passport Index

February 17, 2023 - 8:32am

The January 2023 edition of the VisaGuide Passport Index puts the Philippines at the 125th rank, taking into account the country’s...

Headlines

The Philippine passport is weak at 80th on list of 'powerful' passports

October 19, 2022 - 3:10pm

As borders ease for travel even amid the pandemic, Filipinos itching to go abroad for leisure are once again going through...

Headlines

Passport data ligtas — DFA

By James Relativo | January 21, 2019 - 4:19pm

Kinumpirma ng Department of Foreign Affairs na ligtas ang datos ng mga passport holders na naunang ibinalitang naitakas.

Bansa

PPP: Perennial Passport Problem

By BABE’S EYE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON D.C. | By Babe Romualdez | January 20, 2019 - 12:00am

Even before joining the Department of Foreign Affairs, I have already been hearing about numerous problems that people encounter when they apply for passports.

Opinion

NPC: Tapusin ang passport probe sa loob ng 5 araw

January 17, 2019 - 4:21pm

Binigyan ng limang araw ng National Privacy Commission ang Department of Foreign Affairs para tapusin ang kanilang imbestigasyon...

Bansa

Passport data 'not run-away-able,' says Locsin

By Patricia Lourdes Viray | January 15, 2019 - 1:04pm

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. clarified that it was not possible for a contractor to have run away with personal...

Headlines

Passport data breach should not burden applicants — Palace

By Patricia Lourdes Viray | January 14, 2019 - 9:21am

Those seeking to renew their passports should not be burdened by having to submit original copies of their birth certificates,...

Headlines

Privacy body to probe passport data mess

By Janvic Mateo | January 13, 2019 - 12:00am

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) will investigate the claim of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on social...

Headlines