DFA system upgrade will cause delay in release of passports

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Don’t plan any spur-of-the-moment trips unless you have a passport.

“To those who are planning to get or have their passports renewed, expect that the process of releasing it will take a longer time because the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is currently undergoing a systems upgrade,” reports ABS-CBNnews.com.  

The report said that the release of passports will be as follows:

Express Processing
Before: 7 working days
Now: 10 working days

Normal Processing
Before: 15 working days
Now: 20 working days

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