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DFA: Passport, delivery fees can now be paid online via debit or credit card

(Eagle News)–Passport applicants may now pay for their passport applications through credit or debit card. The Office of Consular Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs made the announcement in an advisory on Tuesday, June 16, as the agency continues to find ways to minimize people-to-people contact amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, the DFA announced those who wish to have their documents authenticated may do so by availing of courier services instead. According to the […]

NPC alarmed over Cathay’s failure to timely report data breach involving over 100,000 Philippine passengers

(Eagle News) – The National Privacy Commission is alarmed regarding the data breach involving 102,209 Philippine passengers of Cathay Pacific Airways whose sensitive data information including credit card details and passport information had been breached since March this year. Cathay Airways only notified the NPC about this data breach on October 25, prompting the Commission to issue an order asking the airline company to explain why it failed to immediately or “timely notify” the government […]