Consular affairs offices, off-site passport centers to resume operations Jan. 21

CONSULAR AFFAIRS offices and off-site passport service centers that were temporarily closed due to coronavirus cases will resume operations on Jan. 21 to 26, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Monday.
This includes consular offices in the National Capital Region, Antipolo, Angeles, Baguio, Dasmariñas, Iloilo, Lucena, Malolos, and San Pablo, and the DFA Office of Consular Affairs in Aseana Business Park, Parañaque City.
Off-site passport centers that will reopen are those located in Newport Mall; Robinsons Las Piñas, Novaliches, San Pedro Laguna, and Robinsons Place Magnolia; SM Aura, Manila, Mall of Asia, and North Edsa.
Consular offices in Dumaguete, Legazpi, Puerto Princesa, and Tacloban will begin operations on Jan. 24.
Passport applicants affected by the closures will receive details of their new appointment via email. Urgent and emergency cases may be addressed to relevant offices posted on the DFA’s website. — Alyssa Nicole O. Tan