Whoever didn’t get the memo and will still ask applicants renewing their passports to present birth certificates will be killed.
OK, probably not, but that’s what Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin said in a tweet earlier today.
When a netizen asked Locsin if a birth certificate will still be needed to renew his passport, he snapped and said in a mix of English and Filipino: “No. Son of a bitch. Not for passport renewal.”
“If anyone asks you [to give your birth certificate], tell me who and I will fucking kill him/her,” he said.
Hindi. Putangina. Not for passport renewal. If anyone asks you, tell me who and I will fucking kill him/her. https://t.co/eumJnUPceN
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) February 18, 2019
That escalated quickly.
Locsin said in a follow-up tweet: “I just want to make myself fucking clear. That fucking birth certificate requirement is out because it was an idiotic requirement according to top retired DFA officials.”
I just want to make myself fucking clear. That fucking birth certificate requirement is out because it was an idiotic requirement according to top retired DFA officials. https://t.co/HCHUO0TCon
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) February 18, 2019
In January, Locsin removed the birth certificate requirement for those renewing passports after it was made a requirement following the controversial passport data breach scare.
Locsin also shared an infographic showing when a birth certificate would be needed.
It says birth certificates are required for: first-time passport applications, renewal applications for lost and mutilated passports, renewal of old brown and green passports bearing no complete middle name, renewals requiring changes in personal information, and applicants in the DFA’s watchlist.
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) February 19, 2019
Locsin, a former journalist, is known to be a very active Twitter user and often posts sarcastic comments on the platform.
