Press Statement August 23, 2010 On the anniversary of the historic Cry of Pugadlawin, Migrante International today trooped to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila to protest the recent increase in e-passport fees and other onerous fee impositions on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Disclaimer | What you are reading is either a press…
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News in Pictures: OFW Group Launches Petition Against E-Passport Fee Hike
Migrante International launched a petition campaign on Tuesday at the seafarers’ recruitment center in T.M. Kalaw, Manila, denouncing the recent increase in e-passport fees, in light of allegations that the contract entered into by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for the procurement of the new e-passport is illegal and tainted with corruption.
News in Pictures: Anakpawis Wants Court to Stop e-Passport Deal
Members of the Anakpawis party-list group trooped to the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 on Friday to demand a favorable ruling on a legal case they filed last March 30. They filed a Mandamus and Prohibition with application for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction in line with the alleged irregularities and anomalous transactions…