Tag: passport validity

10-year validity ng passport, epektibo na sa 2018 – DFA Sec. Cayetano

(Eagle News) — Magiging epektibo na sa Enero 2018 ang batas na naglalayong gawing sampung taon ang validity ng passport. Kasunod ito ng paglagda ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano sa Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) ng Republic Act 10-928 na naglalayong palawigin ang validity ng Philippine passport ng sampung taon. Ayon kay Cayetano, magiging epektibo na sa Enero 1, 2018 ang nasabing IRR. Hindi naman kasi aniya maaaring ipatupad ito agad dahil kinakailangan […]

President Duterte signs laws extending validity of passports, driver’s licenses

https://youtu.be/n8YeeVm0a0o (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday signed two laws extending the validity of two public documents. Signed were Republic Act 10928 and Republic Act 10930. The first is an act that extends the validity of passports by making an amendment to section 10 of Republic Act 8239 or the Passport Act of 1996. Under the approved amendment, passports will be valid for 10 years except for those below 18 years old, whose […]