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DFA under fire for fully booked passport appointment slots

The Department of Foreign Affairs has come under heavy fire from Filipino netizens — including those working abroad — who want to get or renew their passports, for difficulties in securing appointment slots through the agency’s online facilities.

The DFA’s Facebook page has been flooded with complaints from those who are unable to get appointments earlier than March.

Meanwhile, Quezon City Representative Winnie Castelo said he may ask for a congressional inquiry to seek DFA’s explanation on the problem.

He also urged the DFA to make passport renewal easier for OFWs.

“Please don’t make passport renewal difficult for OFWs especially those who are in the country for a short vacation and who need to return soon to the countries where they are working,” he said.

2 Comments

  1. Scheduling is very disappointing. I have been watching free date from Jan 2018 til this moment and there is no available slot? Is there any contingency plan?

  2. this online system of Philippine DFA is the most worthless online processing in the Philippine history, totally walang kwenta, at this moment till june 2018 no slot available in the whole country, WTF anu yun lahat nang pinoy may appointment, common sense nalang di ba kayo nag tataka kung bakit lahat nang DFA regional office ay full ang slot? simple lang dahil yung system na ginagamit walang kwenta, kahit sinu pede mag apply, pinagsama pa yung appointment nang new passport application, renewal at iba pa, kung di ba naman tanga yung naka isip nito, suggestion lang sa mga tanga na nag manage nang online application nito, eh separate nyo ang, new passport application, passport renewal, etc, para lahat mag apply in specific function, at isa pa mag isip kayo nang paraan para maiwasan ang application redundancy, kung may utak kayo madali lng to eh filter yung application para di paulit ulit. at special hint lang po sa mga namamahala sa DFA, paki check yung bentahan nang slot sa appointment online nyo, ginagawa ito negosyo nang iba, bebenta nila yung slot sayo sahalagang 3000.00 pesos, mga tang ina talaga, ayusin nyo systema nyo, kung di nyo maayus to balik nyo nalang sa personal appearance lahat nang processing nyo, dami talaga mga tanga na nakaupo, lalo na sa DFA, hay nako.

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