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The embassy offers various Consular Services, including the Issuance and Renewal of Philippine Passports, Issuance of Visas for foreigners, Notarial and Authentication Services for documents, Endorsement of Police and NBI clearances, and Civil Registry services such as Reports of Birth, Marriage, and Death. [13]
On the one hand, it has also been criticized for its delivery of services: in 2012, OFWs protested the embassy's application of increased passport renewal fees which were said to be in violation of directives coming from the DFA, [34] while in 2016, OFW groups petitioned the DFA for the recall of ambassador Domingo Nolasco because of actions ...
The former chancery (and now consular section) located at 1617 Massachusetts Avenue. The Philippine embassy's chancery annex, originally constructed in 1917 as a private residence for platinum mine owner Daniel C. Stapleton and his wife, Stella Stapleton, functioned as the embassy's primary chancery from 1946 (the year of Philippine independence) to 1995.
A Philippine passport (Filipino: Pasaporte ng Pilipinas) is both a travel document and a primary national identity document issued to citizens of the Philippines.It is issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Philippine diplomatic missions abroad, with certain exceptions.
The Philippine Embassy in Bogotá is provisionally headed by a chargé d'affaires, pending the reception of a new ambassador appointed by the Philippine government.The current chargée d'affaires is Judy B. Razon, [11] while it is set to be headed by a new resident ambassador, Adrian Bernie C. Candolada, who was appointed to the position by President Bongbong Marcos on June 25, 2024. [14]
Since July 1, 2016, the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa has been based out of a standalone building at 30 Murray Street, [5] relocating from its previous chancery in the Varette Building at 130 Albert Street in downtown Ottawa, which it had moved into in 2011. [6]
Passport renewals were initially still handled by the Philippine Embassy in Oslo, [13] ostensibly due to delays in receiving passport issuing equipment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [22] although it was able to handle all other consular transactions. The embassy officially began accepting passport applications on August 24, 2020.
The Philippine Consulate General in Houston is headed by Consul General Gunther Emil M. Sales, who assumed the position on July 30, 2024. [9] Prior to his current post, he served as Assistant Secretary for American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, [9] and before that was posted at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. as minister and consul. [10]