ROBINSONS MALLS and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) opened five more Temporary Off-site Passport Services (TOPS) sites in the former’s malls in Central Luzon, Negros and Panay.

In a statement, Robinsons Malls said the new TOPS sites will address the high demand in daily slots for passport appointments.

The new sites are located in Robinsons Place Malolos, Robinsons Angeles, Robinsons Starmills in San Fernando, Pampanga, Robinsons Place Bacolod, and Robinsons Place Iloilo. Each site aims to accept 500 slots a day.

To date, there are a total of ten DFA TOPS sites. Existing sites can be found in Robinsons Magnolia, Robinsons Novaliches, Robinsons Galleria South, Robinsons Place Lipa and Robinsons Place Las Piñas.

To schedule a slot, applicants must first make an appointment through the DFA Online Appointment System at www.passport.gov.ph. Only those with fully accomplished printed appointments shall be accepted at the passport processing site.