Muntinlupeños now have
further reason to be thankful as getting a passport to travel or work abroad is
now easier, with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) setting up shop
literally at the City’s doorstep.
Secretary Albert del
Rosario and Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime R. Fresnedi recently presided over the
opening of the DFA-National Capital Region (NCR) South Office located at the
posh Alabang Town Center in the City’s commercial and business district.
“We are truly thankful
that the DFA decided to set up their operations here in our City,” Fresnedi
said. “We are very grateful as we have been requesting this for some time, to
meet the need of our constituents.”
The DFA-NCR South Office
offers passport processing and renewal services, and provides important
information to queries regarding DFA services. It is expected to make passport
services more accessible to Muntinlupeños as well as citizens from nearby
cities and municipalities as well.
During Fresnedi’s first
term, in 2004, the City Government through its Public Employment Services
Office (PESO) pioneered the Mobile Passport Services, where specialists from
the DFA visited the City on a quarterly basis to process a certain number of
passports that could be released within the day.
Due to increasing demand
from Muntinlupeños and those coming from Southern Luzon, and with a view of
reducing congestion at the DFA Main Office in Pasay City, Fresnedi asked the
DFA to provide for a permanent office in Muntinlupa.
Fresnedi’s request and
dream have finally come true after nine years.
“This is especially
helpful to us, as our PESO now offers openings from companies providing opportunities
for work abroad,” Fresnedi added. “With the arrival of the DFA in our City, we
are now a step closer to making our global footprint even stronger, as we
encourage our citizens to avail of the services of the DFA.”
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