by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Dec 17, 2019 | Good Balita
Good news for Filipino travelers! Starting in 2020, South Korea will welcome tourists from the Philippines even without a visa. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the Ministry of Justice announced on December 12 that the government of South Korea’s...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Oct 5, 2018 | Good Balita
Philippine passport applications can expect speedier service beginning October 2018 as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has shortened the waiting period for the processing line. DFA announced the new shorter waiting periods on their social media. The new...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Jun 15, 2018 | Featured, Good Balita
The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs has opened 100,000 new passport appointment slots. This is in line with DFA’s earlier pronouncement that it would add new slots every day at different times to accommodate the influx of applicants. The appointment...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | May 24, 2018 | Featured, Good Balita
Filipino globetrotter’s can now visit more countries around the world visa-free with their Philippine passport, now the seventh strongest in Southeast Asia. This was after three more countries and territories — China, Taiwan and South Korea — gave the...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Jan 18, 2018 | Featured, Good Balita
The first batch of Philippine passports valid for 10 years has already been released. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced the issuance of the initial set of passports that will replace the 5-year valid passports issued before 2018. The new passports are...