Passport Team Asking OFWs Pay their Airfare. Anybody from DFA?

Hello Everyone,

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Facts:

1) We are in Micronesia, near Guam (Pacific Islands), consisting of Federated States of Micronesia (islands of Chuuk, Yap, Ponhpei, Kosrae) and the Marshall Islands. There are thousands of OFWs around here as well.
2) The Philippine Embassy in Palau has the jurisdiction in these area;
3) The Philippine Embassy in Palau will close on July 31, 2012, and old passports other than E-Passports will not be honored by other countries e.g. US by 2015;
4) There is a need to convert old passports to E-Passport and conversion requires personal appearance.
5) Before the Embassy closes, representative from Palau Embassy including the Ambassador will be coming to the islands to process passports; Below is their itinerary, that they will be island hopping from Marshall(Majuro)-Kosrae-Pohnpei-Chuuk(Truk) for the services. There are 3 persons taking this flight and costs $2,048/person.

THEY ARE ASKING THAT WE PAY OR REIMBURSE THEIR AIRFARE?????? Is this government service?

I once worked with our Government and we are provided by our costs of transportation and per Diem expenses. I really feel sorry for our Kababayans here if they will be asking for a fee on top of the $60 passport fee, they are mostly carpenters / dressmakers which amount can help their family already.

Anybody would like to comment or send this complaint to DFA. I have email correspondences showing that they are asking for reimbursement for airfare.


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Wow! Grabe na to. :(

why don't you send mail to DFA?

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Originally Posted by robot.sonic

why don't you send mail to DFA?

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Do you know any working emails from DFA? I was looking for the DFA secretary's email but apparently its not on their website. If you can tell me a working one, I am very glad to send this complaint. I sent it also weeks ago to the Office of the President and i did not get any response.

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5) Before the Embassy closes, representative from Palau Embassy including the Ambassador will be coming to the islands to process passports; Below is their itinerary, that they will be island hopping from Marshall(Majuro)-Kosrae-Pohnpei-Chuuk(Truk) for the services. There are 3 persons taking this flight and costs $2,048/person.

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so staff from Palau embassy not PH embassy?..just to clarify..

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Originally Posted by B16CRX

Do you know any working emails from DFA? I was looking for the DFA secretary's email but apparently its not on their website. If you can tell me a working one, I am very glad to send this complaint. I sent it also weeks ago to the Office of the President and i did not get any response.

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if you cannot get any attention from the DFA......go to the media.
sigurado, mapapansin na kayo nyan.

hindi makatuwiran yan......:twak2:

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Originally Posted by ozcity

5) Before the Embassy closes, representative from Palau Embassy including the Ambassador will be coming to the islands to process passports; Below is their itinerary, that they will be island hopping from Marshall(Majuro)-Kosrae-Pohnpei-Chuuk(Truk) for the services. There are 3 persons taking this flight and costs $2,048/person.

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so staff from Palau embassy not PH embassy?..just to clarify..

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it should be staff of phl embassy from palau.

^^ baka PH embassy na nasa PALAU naguluhan lang si ts

heheh oo nga it should be PH embassy....

yung PH embassy nga dito sa AUS sinisingil ako ng $AU45 for true copy certification samantalang sa labas FREE lang..:grin:..

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Originally Posted by chua_riwap

so staff from Palau embassy not PH embassy?..just to clarify..

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it should be staff of phl embassy from palau.

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Sorry to confuse you. I was not able to review well the statements I made due to dissappointment.

I am referring to the Philippine Embassy in Palau Staff, and all of them are Filipinos.

Thanks.

is the $60 for the new e passport? if it is wow.. P1200 lang dito sa pinas mag pa renew ng passport if fast track.. 900 yata ang normal process..

^mura na yang $60 dito sa aus $100 ang renewal

ang gulo namn yan.... well baka siguro wala na sila budget for transportation kaya nanghihingi???

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Originally Posted by antonath

ang gulo namn yan.... well baka siguro wala na sila budget for transportation kaya nanghihingi???

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Dapat DFA ang gagastos sa airfare ng passport team, may pondo dapat nakalaan diyan. Kung yung drug mule nga na malapit nang bitayin sa ibang bansa, gagastusan pa nila yung pamasahe ng kamag anak. Itong lehitimong lakaran wala?! Kung ganun baluktod ang priorities nila.

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Originally Posted by falken

Dapat DFA ang gagastos sa airfare ng passport team, may pondo dapat nakalaan diyan. Kung yung drug mule nga na malapit nang bitayin sa ibang bansa, gagastusan pa nila yung pamasahe ng kamag anak. Itong lehitimong lakaran wala?! Kung ganun baluktod ang priorities nila.

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This is true.

I was able to find DFA Secretary's address, DFA Personnel Section and their Action Center. I sent emails to this regarding this issue. I hope they can send me a note to support their claim or not.

It looks to me that this is a clear extortion in the making.

Who else knows email adds of as appropriate media journalists? Let me know. Thanks po.

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Originally Posted by ozcity

^mura na yang $60 dito sa aus $100 ang renewal

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$108 to be exact ang renewal tapos umaabot pa ng 6-8 weeks... Napaka incompetent pa ng mga staff lalo na sa Sydney Consulate.

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Originally Posted by enterbay

$108 to be exact ang renewal tapos umaabot pa ng 6-8 weeks... Napaka incompetent pa ng mga staff lalo na sa Sydney Consulate.

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nakow, puro pasyalan ang inatupag ng mga yun

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Tapos tumatanggap lang ng applications for renewal at pickup ng passport at ibang papers from 10:00am to 12:00nn lang pero open ang office from 9:00am to 4:30pm...Grabe sa kupad!

^sinisingil nga ako ng $45 sa notario nila e libre lang magpa JP sa labas..

dito naman middle east, minimum Qr100 (Php1200) ang bayad sa kahit anong pa-stamp o authenticate... even yung form nila pag kukuha ka ng nbi clearance may bayad din.. tapos pagdating dito ng nbi pa-authenticate ulit sa kanila another bayad na naman... govt talaga natin pag wala pera di gagana! :twak2: