List of passport offices in the Philippines

A Philippine passport is a document issued by the Government of the Philippines to citizens of the Republic of the Philippines requesting other governments to allow them to pass safely and freely. It is both a travel document and a national identity document that enables the bearer to travel internationally.[1]

A passport office at Robinsons Starmills mall in San Fernando, Pampanga
DFA CO Pampanga signage at the entrance to Robinsons Starmills

Passport offices in the Philippines are under the jurisdiction of the Office of Consular Affairs (OCA) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). These Field Offices of the DFA-OCA, also known as Passport Extension Offices and officially as DFA Consular Offices, process passport applications in select regional shopping malls across the country.[2] In addition to the issuance of Philippine passports, these offices also provide authentification services, verification of consular record documents, accept applications for delayed registration of report of birth, marriage or death abroad and other civil registry documents in coordination with relevant Philippine Foreign Service posts, as well as provide assistance-to-nationals (ATN) services to Filipinos.[3]

The first mall-based passport office opened in February 2012 at Pacific Mall Mandaue in Mandaue, Cebu. This was followed by Robinsons Starmills in San Fernando, Pampanga and Marquee Mall in Angeles which opened in June and July 2012, respectively.[4] In Metro Manila, the Department of Foreign Affairs opened its first passport office at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong in August 2012.[5]

Passport offices in the country were categorized as either Satellite Offices (SO) within Metro Manila or Regional Consular Offices (RCO) in other regions. In 2017, through Executive Order No. 45, these passport offices were reorganized under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary of the DFA-OCA and officially renamed as DFA Consular Offices (CO).[6] Each passport office is now headed by a Philippine Foreign Service Officer (FSO) and a Philippine Foreign Service Staff Officer (FSSO).[3]

As of March 2019, the Office of Consular Affairs operates 30 mall-based DFA COs in major cities and regional centers, including six in the capital region.[7]

Passport offices
Front cover of a Philippine passport
Passport officeCity/MunicipalityProvince/RegionLocation
DFA CO AngelesAngelesPampangaMarquee Mall
DFA CO AntipoloAntipoloRizalSM Cherry Antipolo
DFA CO BacolodBacolodNegros OccidentalRobinsons Place Bacolod
DFA CO BaguioBaguioBenguetSM City Baguio
DFA CO ButuanButuanAgusan del NorteRobinsons Place Butuan
DFA CO Cagayan de OroCagayan de OroMisamis OrientalCentrio
DFA CO CalasiaoCalasiaoPangasinanRobinsons Place Pangasinan
DFA CO CebuMandaueCebuPacific Mall Mandaue
DFA CO CotabatoCotabato CityMaguindanaoMall of Alnor
DFA CO DavaoDavao CityDavao del SurSM City Davao
DFA CO DumagueteDumagueteNegros OrientalRobinsons Place Dumaguete
DFA CO General SantosGeneral SantosSouth CotabatoRobinsons Place General Santos
DFA CO Ilocos NorteSan NicolasIlocos NorteRobinsons Place Ilocos
DFA CO IloiloIloilo CityIloiloRobinsons Place Iloilo
DFA CO La UnionSan FernandoLa UnionManna Mall
DFA CO LegazpiLegazpiAlbayPacific Mall Legazpi
DFA CO LipaLipaBatangasRobinsons Place Lipa
DFA CO LucenaLucenaQuezonPacific Mall Lucena
DFA CO NCR-CentralQuezon CityMetro ManilaRobinsons Galleria
DFA CO NCR-EastMandaluyongMetro ManilaSM Megamall
DFA CO NCR-NorthQuezon CityMetro ManilaRobinsons Novaliches
DFA CO NCR-NortheastQuezon CityMetro ManilaAli Mall
DFA CO NCR-SouthMuntinlupaMetro ManilaAlabang Town Center
DFA CO NCR-WestManilaMetro ManilaSM City Manila
DFA CO PampangaSan FernandoPampangaRobinsons Starmills
DFA CO Puerto PrincesaPuerto PrincesaPalawanRobinsons Place Palawan
DFA CO San PabloSan PabloLagunaSM City San Pablo
DFA CO SantiagoSantiagoIsabelaRobinsons Place Santiago
DFA CO TaclobanTaclobanLeyteRobinsons North Tacloban
DFA CO TagumTagumDavao del NorteGMall of Tagum
DFA CO TuguegaraoTuguegaraoCagayanCity Hall Regional Government Center
DFA CO ZamboangaZamboanga CityZamboanga del SurGo-Velayo Building, Veterans Avenue

References
  1. "Republic Act No. 8239 (Philippine Passport Act of 1996)". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. Reyes, Fat (30 July 2012). "14 mall-based passport offices to serve public by end of year – DFA". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. "Executive Order No. 45, s. 2017". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. Department of Foreign Affairs (19 July 2012). "Marked improvement in DFA's passport services". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  5. Lee-Brago, Pia (1 September 2012). "Passports now available at SM Megamall". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. "Duterte restructures NEDA, DFA, BOC offices". Presidential Communications Operations Office. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  7. "Directory". Department of Foreign Affairs Office of Consular Affairs. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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