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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will be transferring at the new state-of-the-art consular buildings at Aseana Business Park on Macapagal Avenue in Pasay City starting on March 4. It will first transfer the authentication services on the said date, while all other passport operations will be there too starting March 8.

Applicants for Philippine passports will then have to get them at there as the DFA have already started transferring its consular operation to the new 7,000 square meter, four-story building which is a few blocks from the DFA main building on Roxas Boulevard. The new building, which is called an “intelligent building,” is part of the modernization program being undertaken by Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo.

The facility is equipped with fiber optic lines, CCTV cameras and other high-tech information and communication infrastructure. Romulo said the Office of Consular Affairs building will set the new standard among government front-line offices, providing the public with fast, efficient and comfortable service. “It is part of our dream for the Filipino people to have world-class passport and consular services,” he said.

Romulo said that passport applicants could shorten their waiting time by accessing the DFA’s online appointment system, while those who go there for consular applications would now only have to go to the second floor.

He also advised concerned parties to check passport requirements and at the same time secure an online appointment at the agency’s website at www.dfa.gov.ph to ensure quick and comfortable service. They may also call the consular help-line number at 02-5560000 or the DFA tel. no. which is 02-8344000. Applicants may also go to the DFA’s 19 regional consular and satellite offices to file their applications.