Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano Turns Over Additional Passport Data Capturing Machine to the Consulate General in Dubai

27 February 2018 DUBAI – Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter S. Cayetano turned over two (2) mobile passport data capturing machines (DCMs) to Consul General Paul Raymund P. Cortes during the gathering of DFA officials with the Filipino community on 28 January 2018. 

The additional DCMs will increase the Consulate General’s capacity to process more passport applications daily.

In 2017, the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai processed a total of 71,566 passports, registering a 4 percent increase in the number of passports processed in the previous year.  The Consulate captures the data of around 320-340 passport applicants daily.  The new DCMs will enable the Consulate General to further improve its services to Filipinos in Dubai and Northern Emirates by being able to accommodate more passport applicants. END

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