ePassports only by appointments from Mar 8
The new consular building has moved to Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City.
Starting tomorrow, March 8, all applications for electronic passports (ePassports) will only be accepted and processed via the appointment system at the new consular building on Macapagal Boulevard, the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a news release.
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Suu Kyi to be barred from party, polls
YANGON, Myanmar—Myanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi faces exclusion from her own party and is barred from standing in polls this year under the military junta's new election laws unveiled Wednesday.
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Filipinos in Canada to double in 20 years
Canada is home to a lot of Filipinos.
OTTAWA, Canada—Canada's ethnic makeup will greatly change in the next 20 years as the number of non-Europeans or "visible minorities" rises to nearly one-third of the population, a government agency said Tuesday.
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