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		<title>DFA schedules 16 mobile passport services across PHL in March, April</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released a schedule of 16 mobile passport services (MPS) around the Philippines this March and April. In an announcement posted on its website, the DFA said its Office of Consular Affairs scheduled MPS for the five Saturdays of March and three Saturdays of April. Consular teams will be in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA makes a list of requirements for foreign service officers exam</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Foreign Affairs has listed the requirements for the 2012 Foreign Service Officers Examination, which will start in February 2012. In a news release posted on the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok&#8217;s website, the Board of Foreign Service Examinations (BFSE) said the exam will have five stages. Eligible applicants must be Filipino citizens and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA exec: &#8216;P20-M blood money didn&#8217;t pass through DFA&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday denied receiving P20 million from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for &#8220;blood money&#8221; for the families of three Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) killed in Saudi Arabia in 2006. The denial came a day after former PCSO General Manager Rosario Uriarte claimed that Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contemporary PHL diplomacy book launched at DFA</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 11:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A book giving readers a glimpse into contemporary Philippine diplomacy and foreign policy was launched at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Pasay City last June 30. The book “Frontlines of Diplomacy: Conversations with Philippine Ambassadors&#8221; featured interviews with 37 former and active Philippine ambassadors and three diplomatic spouses, the DFA said in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA bares schedule for passport applicants affected by &#8216;Falcon&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released over the weekend a schedule for passport applicants affected by the rains caused by tropical storm “Falcon.&#8221; In an announcement posted on its website early Saturday, the DFA-Office of Consular Affairs noted many passport applicants could not file their applications due to the rains caused by “Falcon.&#8221; “Passport [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computer glitch delays passport release</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A glitch in a computer program has recently caused delays in releasing passports at the Department of Foreign Affairs. “The delay is caused by an unexpected malfunction of the mainframe program which has prevented the printing of passport booklets,&#8221; the DFA said in a statement. The DFA said the delay affected those who applied in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA launches passport online tracking system</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 06:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Passport applicants can now know the status of their applications with the Department of Foreign Affairs Officer of Consular Affairs&#8217; Passport Tracking Service (PTS). The DFA said the PTS is an initiative of its consular affairs&#8217; office to enable applicants to check on the status of their passport applications, notably the schedule of release. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA to accommodate June 20 passport appointments in advance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 11:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applicants scheduled for a passport appointment on June 20 will be accommodated from June 13 to 17, the Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Consular Affairs said Saturday. The DFA said this is in compliance with Proclamation 154 declaring June 20 as a special non-working holiday. It was referring to President Benigno Aquino III’s declaration that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA issues advisory on passport applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 06:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assures the public that measures have been put in place to address the delay in the processing and releasing of passports which are caused by the recent unprecedented increase in passport applications and other technical concerns. The DFA said that due to this, the validity of expiring passports of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFA consular office closed on April 21-22</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) said it will be closed for processing and releasing of passports and authenticated documents on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, April 21 and 22. Both days were declared by the government as non-working holidays. DFA-OCA&#8217;s regular working schedule will resume on April 25 (Monday). — JE/VVP, [...]]]></description>
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