DFA holds passport processing for cops, families (10:21 a.m.)

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will hold a one-day special processing of machine-readable passports for police personnel and their families.

A team from the DFA head office’ Courtesy Lane will be in Camp Crame on Wednesday to process the passport applications of Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel and their qualified dependents.

According to Police Director Leopoldo Bataoil, the passport processing will allow police personnel to apply for a new passport or to change their old passports into the new machine-readable travel document.

“The DFA has been very kind to extend this privilege to members of the PNP who wanted to avail of these services. This will be of great convenience to our personnel,” Bataoil said.

PNP spokesman Nicanor Bartolome said hundreds of PNP personnel are sent abroad each year to undergo training programs and specialized courses with different law enforcement agencies in other countries. (VR/Sunnex)

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