DFA’s 1st Consular Satellite Office in NCR Opens in Megamall
Sep 4, 2012
Good news for passport applicants in Metro Manila area. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) consular department now has a satellite office in SM Megamall in Mandaluyong.
The satellite office of the DFA in SM Megamall or the DFA-NCR East is now ready to offer the following services to Filipinos:
· New Passport Application
· Passport Renewal
· Replacement of lost passport
· Authentication Services
This development is part of the DFA’s effort to improve their services to the Filipino people. Last year, the government agency came up with strategies to ensure that their services would be faster, convenient and easily accessible.
It is also part of the Public-Private Partnership arrangements that the DFA entered with SM and other private companies.
The DFA Undersecretary for Administration, Rafael E. Seguis said, “The opening of DFA-NCR East is the continuing fruition of the President and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs’ commitment to bringing world class and convenient service to the public.”
This satellite office can serve a total of 1000 applicants daily. The DFA satellite office can only accommodate applicants with scheduled appointments, PWDs (persons with disabilities), overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and senior citizens with valid proof of age.
DFA Passport Division director Andre Estanislao, said, “One’s application can be finished in an hour or less while seniors, PWDs and OFWs are guaranteed to finish their application in 45 minutes.”
The DFA officer added that for the authentication services the satellite office will accept up to 200 applicants a day. Walk-in applicants are also accepted.
Schedule of DFA-NCR East
The DFA Consular Office is located at 7th Floor Megamall Building C, EDSA corner
Schedule:
10 am to 8 pm, Mondays to Saturdays, for both processing and releasing
10 am to 2 pm: Sundays, only for releasing
To schedule an appointment for passport application or renewal, please log on to www.passport.com.ph or to http://www.megamall.passport.com.ph/
One can also call the DFA appointment hotline (02) 737-1000.
