MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis Tolentino on Friday urged the Department of Foreign Affairs to print on Philippine passports a text reminding foreign entities that it is a property of the Philippine government and may not be confiscated.
During the hearing of theSenate committee on foreign relations, Tolentino broached the idea of printing text in passportsas an additional layer of protection for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose passports were often confiscated by their employers, especially in some countries in the Middle East.
“This passport is the property of the Republic of the Philippines. Puwede nating idagdag (We can add that), while val…
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