08 February 2011-The Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) wishes to inform the public that its office at the Aseana Business Park in Paranaque City will be closed on February 14 (Monday) in observance of Paranaque City Day.
Full passport and consular service will resume on February 15 (Tuesday). Applicants who are scheduled to claim their passports on February 14 can claim their passports from February 15-18 (Tuesday to Friday) at the time indicated on the passport official receipts.However, authentication services at the DFA main office in Pasay City, as well as passporting services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) at the DFA Passport Extension office in Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) will remain open to provide authentication and passport services, respectively. END