29 November 2012 – The Office of Consular Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs will be closed on the following non-working holidays:

            30 November 2012             -           Bonifacio Day (regular holiday)

            24 December 2012              -           Special non-working holiday (by virtue of  Proclamation   No. 361. 2. 2012)

            25 December 2012              -           Christmas Day (regular holiday)

            30 December 2012              -           Rizal Day (regular holiday)

            31 December 2012              -           Last day of the year (special non-working holiday)

            1 January 2013                    -           New Year’s Day (regular holiday)

In view of the above, the Office of Consular Affairs will be closed and no passport appointments will be scheduled on those dates. However, on-call skeletal forces at the Passport Division (including Courtesy Lane and Diplomatic and Official Passports Section or DOPS) and the Authentication Division shall be designated to answer queries related to passports and authentication of civil documents.

For questions and other concerns, please visit www.dfa.gov.ph or call 556-0000. END