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DFA Shortens Wait Time for Passport Releases

Passport applicants will no longer have to wait almost a month before they could get hold of their passports as these would be available in as early as six working days effective 1 October, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced today.

“We made a promise to the President and to our kababayan that we will work hard to give them fast, efficient, and secure passport services,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano said in a statement from New York where he is attending the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

“Shortening the length of time our kababayan would have to wait before they could receive their passports is part of that promise,” Secretary Cayetano said in announcing the new passport releasing schedules.

The Secretary said that beginning Monday, applicants at DFA Consular Offices in Metro Manila who pay the regular processing fee of P950.00 can receive their passports after 12 working days instead of 15 working days. Those who opt to pay the express processing fee of P1,200.00 can receive theirs after 6 working days instead of 7.

Secretary Cayetano said applicants in DFA Consular Offices outside Metro Manila can receive their passports after 12 working days instead of 20 for regular processing and after 7 working days instead of 10 for expedited processing.

Secretary Cayetano said the DFA is also currently working on reducing the waiting time for passport applications filed at Philippine Embassies and Consulates General around the world that currently takes as long as two months.

Aside from reducing the processing time for passport applications, the Secretary said the DFA has also been able to shorten the waiting time of applicants in securing online appointment slots to as early as two weeks to one month compared to as long as two to three months last year.

The Secretary said this was the result of reforms that have been initiated since last year that included efforts to increase the capacity of the DFA to absorb the surge in passport applications such as the e-payment and the opening of at least 10,000 slots at 12 noon and 9 pm, Monday to Saturday, except holiday.

“From the 9,500 passports that were being processed daily in May last year, we have increased our capacity to almost 20,000 passports a day.  We endeavor to increase this number to 30,000 by the end of the year,” the Secretary said.

“Providing better passport services is at the heart of our work at the DFA,” Secretary Cayetano said in assuring the public that the agency will continue to work hard to further improve the delivery of passport services to them so they can study, work and travel abroad as they may desire. END

source: https://dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/dfa-releasesupdate/17995-dfa-shortens-wait-time-for-passport-releases

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Series Recommendation: THE GIFTED นักเรียนพลังกิฟต์

Thai science fantasy suspense television series produced by GMMTV and Parbdee Taweesuk. It is directed by Patha Thongpan, Dhammarong Sermrittirong, Waasuthep Ketpetch, and Jarupat Kannula,.

The series is adapted from the 2015 short film The Gifted and the novel The Gifted ภารกิจลับ นักเรียนพลังกิฟต์ by SandOtnim.

Ritdha High School is not the only school with gifted students. But what makes it unique is its "Gifted Program". In the Gifted class, only a handful of students were chosen to be in this program, but only those who are deemed "special".

Unfortunately, “Pang” (Korapat Kirdpan), the poor 10th-grade student suddenly passed the Gifted placement test for an unknown reason. His entrance to the Gifted Program was filled with confusion. He and his new friends in the class started to feel that there is something strange about this class.

Eventually, they figured out that this Gifted Program is unleashing something about their "potential" in themselves to be awaken.

Their lives are about to change, when great power that fulfill all their dreams come with troubles. Moreover, their gift is about to reveal a secret that this school tries to hide. 

I highly recommend the series. Below is the official Youtube link with English subtitle from GMMTV.

Watch it here.

Enjoy!

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References:
"เรื่องย่อ The Gifted นักเรียนพลังกิฟต์". SpringNews (in Thai). July 31, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
J., Khanittha (August 1, 2018). "ปลุกพลังลับให้ตื่น "THE GIFTED นักเรียนพลังกิฟต์" ห้องเรียนเด็กพิเศษที่ไม่ใช่เด็กเก่งธรรมดา". Sanook.com (in Thai). Retrieved August 13, 2018.
"อีกไม่กี่วัน! จากหนังสั้นธีสิส สู่ซีรี่ย์ที่หลายคนรอคอย The Gifted นักเรียนพลังกิฟต์". Sudsapda (in Thai). July 23, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.

Don't procrastinate. Go out! Register.

The deadline for voter registration for the upcoming MAY 13, 2019 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS is on September 29, 2018.

If you don't, don't complain.

Based on Resolution No. 10392 promulgated on 19 June 2018

source: https://www.comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/VoterRegistration/Resolutions/com_res_10392.pdf