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In late July 2008, the DFA has announced plans and the possible implementation of a new Biometric Passport System for new passports. It is expected that the government will start issuing biometric passports by the end of 2009. On August 11, 2009, the first biometric passport was released for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The e-passport had ...
The Commission on Appointments confirms certain appointments made by the President of the Philippines.Article VII, Section 16 of the 1987 Constitution reads: "The President shall nominate and, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, appoint the heads of the executive departments, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, or officers of the armed forces from the rank of ...
The Philippine Consulate General in Barcelona was first opened on Independence Day, June 12, 2008, with Eduardo José de Vega serving as its first consul general. [1] At its inauguration, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo noted that the mission's opening built on momentum arising from the 2007 state visit of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to Spain, highlighting the deepening ...
The chancery of the Consulate General in Honolulu is a two-storey mansion constructed in 1905. [4]Originally owned by the family of German-born businessman William Pfotenhauer, [10] who was hailed as one of Honolulu's greatest businessmen upon his death in 1913, [11] the house later passed to the possession of another German couple, KauaŹ»i sugar barons Albert and Florence Horner, to serve as ...
Article 7, Section 16 of the Constitution of the Philippines says that the President . shall nominate and, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, appoint the heads of the executive departments, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, or officers of the armed forces from the rank of colonel or naval captain, and other officers whose appointments are vested in him in this ...
Drinking coffee could extend your life up to two years, new research finds. Regular coffee consumption was found to be associated with increased health span (time spent living free from serious ...
The Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator Michael Barr will step down from his position in February, saying that "the risk of a dispute over the position could be a distraction from our mission."
Countries hosting diplomatic missions of the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines has a network of diplomatic missions in major cities around the world, under the purview of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), to forward the country's interests in the areas that they serve, as well as to serve the ever-growing numbers of Overseas Filipinos and Overseas Filipino Workers.