By Veronica Uy
INQUIRER.net
Posted date: February 05, 2009
MANILA, Philippines — The green passports issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) are still valid until their date of expiration, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Domingo Lucenario said Thursday.
In an interview, Lucenario belied the news circulating in e-mail groups that those who renew their green passports will get new ones valid only until the end of 2009.
He said he has already requested the international community — through the Philippines’ foreign posts and the foreign embassies based here — to continue recognizing the green passports, which are not machine-readable.
At the same time, he encouraged all Filipinos with valid green passports to apply for machine-readable passports to avoid being inconvenienced at various points of exit and entry worldwide.
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), all countries must issue machine-readable passports by April 1, 2010. The Philippines started issuing the new travel documents starting September 
2007.
“The green non-machine readable passports issued before the ICAO deadline are valid until their expiration,” he said.
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April 29, 2009 at 1:37 am |
where can i get an application form for a lost philippine passport from Abuja?
thanks
April 29, 2009 at 12:45 pm |
i hope i get answer from this…
thanks…
April 29, 2009 at 5:44 pm |
You have to go to the Philippines embassy. they will guide you there of the process.
April 30, 2009 at 12:46 am |
thank you for the reply. i thought i could get it from a link on the website and just print it out.
i lost it. and its expired for weeks now.
grrrrrrrrrrrr
April 30, 2009 at 7:24 pm |
this is an official document and you need to show up there in person.
May 1, 2009 at 2:53 am |
would it cause trouble or problem if the lost passport is expired? any experience of the same who can share here? thank you
May 11, 2009 at 10:17 pm |
please go to Philippine consulate website so you can view the requirement and what to do for lost passport.
May 13, 2009 at 12:46 am |
thanks Rovyn.
i emailed the embassy and they emailed me back the Application form with the requirements.i dont need to go to Abuja for that thing now.
June 26, 2009 at 4:07 am |
june 26, 2009
sir/mam
mag nag email po sa akin sa tagged said something about job opportunities sa marriott hotel sa ontario canada..nakapag send po ako ng resume / my SCAN PASSPORT.ano po kaya dapat kong gawin.nakapag search po ako na parang scam po sya.nag aalala po ako baka gamitin yung passport ko sa canada o dito sa maling paraan.baka po kapag ako na gumamit magkaproblema..ano po kaya dapat kong gawin..paki email na lang po ako dito kung ano dapat kong gawin. si Mr.Dunell M.po nagsend sa akin at may profile po sa tagged ng job opprtunities po na sinasabi ko.salamat po.inaasahan ko po sagot nyo..