Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo said that the modern technology and facilities in the new Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) building is an offering dedicated to the Filipino people.
"Our goal of an efficient, effective and comfortable consular services is our offering to the Filipino people as we cater to and serve their needs," he said during the blessing of the DFA-OCA building graced by Manila Archbishop Gaudencio B. Rosales and other guests from the business and diplomatic sectors.
Secretary Romulo said that the as a frontline agency, the DFA is determined to bring a world-class consular services to the Filipino people.
"In addition to the new consular building and the full implementation of the ePassport, we are bringing consular services closer to the Filipino people through opening more regional consular offices (RCOs) around the country and improving the services of existing ones, and through the fielding of mobile passporting services. They do not have to spend money to go to Manila to get their passport, but only have to go to the DFA regional office nearest to them or go to our mobile passporting sites, and avail of the same fast and efficient services," he explained.
With the opening of the new consular building and the full implementation of the ePassport, we are on our way to achieving our dream of a world-class passport and consular services," Secretary Romulo added.
More than the modern technology and facility, the best asset of the DFA is its people, Secretary Romulo said.
"It is the commitment and dedication of the people working in the DFA. They are our heroes," he explained.
The new building is part of the ongoing modernization program undertaken by Secretary Romulo to further improve the DFA's frontline services which include harnessing new technologies in passport and visa issuances and streamlined procedures in the authentication of documents.
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Nice to know that the government is continuously improving their services with our Filipino modern heroes who seek a good life abroad.
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