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BTS get diplomatic passports for UN session

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 11:52 AM

K-pop sensations BTS have been granted diplomatic passports ahead of the United Nations General Assembly as they embark on their new roles as presidential special envoys, South Korea's presidential office said. Read more »

Vaccine passports for businesses in Japan mulled

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 07 02:16 PM

Japan is considering wide usage of vaccine passports for commercial purposes as part of efforts to regularize domestic social and economic activities. Read more »

China pauses passport renewals to try to keep COVID-19 Delta variant out

Mimi Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 31 09:25 AM

China has stopped issuing and renewing passports for non-urgent purposes to try to minimize travel amid the rapid spread of coronavirus variants.   Read more »

Japan starts accepting applications for 'vaccine passports'

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 26 02:25 PM

Japan began accepting applications Monday for so-called vaccine passports for people who have been fully inoculated against COVID-19 to travel internationally, as Japanese business lobbies have called for their introduction to help facilitate business activities. Read more »

Vaccination proof? PH mulls over ways to prove inoculation status in borders

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 03:17 PM

The Philippines is coordinating with the World Health Organization and other countries on what proof of COVID-19 vaccination should be presented in borders before revising its 10-day quarantine policy, a Cabinet official said, Thursday. Read more »

Limited passport appointments to resume in NCR Plus from May 3; court closures extended

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 04:39 PM

MANILA -The consular offices of the Department of Foreign Affairs in the the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus Bubble will start processing passport appointments rescheduled by its closure over strict lockdowns imposed in the area, the agency said in a statement.  Read more »

DFA warns public vs passport scams via social media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 02:56 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday reminded the public that it does not use social media, especially Facebook, in confirming passport appointments, saying this is unauthorized.    Read more »

DOH will issue COVID-19 vaccine passports, says Roque

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 06:41 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) will be issuing vaccine passports to Filipinos once the government begins its vaccination program against COVID-19, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

Taiwan says COVID-19 'passports' would be a good idea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 04:23 PM

COVID-19 "passports" to show peoples' inoculation and infection history will be hard to do in practice but are a good idea, Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Wednesday, offering support to a means to get global travel going again. Read more »

Debate swirls on use of virus 'immunity passports'

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 12:25 PM

Governments and organizations around the world are mulling the use of hotly-debated "immunity passports" aimed at easing pandemic-related lockdowns and restrictions on movements.  Read more »

Former Tonga PM found guilty of perjury in passports-for-sale scandal

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 10 09:48 AM

Nuku'alofa, Tonga - Former Tonga prime minister Lord Tu'ivakano has been found guilty of perjury over a passports-for-sale scandal involving Chinese nationals in the Pacific island country. Read more »

Cyprus 'investment-for-passports' scheme a laundering risk - watchdog

Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 08:07 AM

ATHENS - A European money laundering watchdog has cautioned that a secretive investment-for-passports program run by Cyprus was vulnerable to money laundering and fraught with risk. Read more »

4 Chinese timbog sa paggamit ng mga pekeng pasaporte

Henry Atuelan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 02:52 PM

Arestado ang 4 na Chinese sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport matapos magtangkang pumasok sa bansa gamit ang mga pekeng Paraguay passports. Read more »