ADVANCE TOUR GUIDING

AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

JANRY PAUL A. SANTOS PROF. MARIA DONNA A. VALENZUELA

PRESENTER INSTRUCTOR
A Philippine Passport is both a travel
document and a primary
national identity document issued to
citizens of the Philippines. It is issued
by the Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) and Philippine diplomatic
missions abroad, with certain
exceptions.
1940’S 1995 2007 2009 2016
Prior to the Spaniards' arrival to the Philippine
islands, indigenous peoples have been travelling
freely within the islands and to neighboring
Asian states to facilitate trade and commerce,
primarily done in the form of seafaring. During
the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, the
Spaniards introduced a travel document to the
Philippines called the "chapa", or a writ of
safety to go from one place to another, which
the natives used from the 1500s to 1600s.
Philippine passports were released after
gaining independence from the United
States in 1946. Passports were ordered to
be printed in Filipino for the first time
under Diosdado Macapagal, to be
subsequently implemented
under Ferdinand Marcos. Currently, it is
printed in Filipino with English translations.
On August 2, 2017, Republic Act 10928 was
approved by President Rodrigo Duterte, which
extends the validity of passport from 5 years to
10 years. Foreign Secretary Alan
Cayetano signed the implementing rules and
regulations (IRR) of the new Philippine Passport
Act on October 27, 2017. The act was
implemented on January 1, 2018.
 Regular (maroon)
A regular passport is issued to any citizen of the
Philippines applying for a Philippine passport. It is
the most common type of passport issued and is
used for all travel by Philippine citizens and non-
official travel by Philippine government officials.
Since September 17, 2007, all new Philippine
passports have been issued with maroon covers.
 Official (red)
An official passport is issued to members of the Philippine
government for use on official business, as well as employees of
Philippine diplomatic posts abroad who are not members of the
diplomatic service. It is the second of two passports issued to
the President and the Presidential family. As such, this passport
does not extend the privilege of diplomatic immunity.
Government officials are prohibited from using official passports
for non-official business, and as such also have regular
passports. This passport has a red cover. This passport has a
validity of 6 months.
Diplomatic (blue)
A diplomatic passport is issued to members of the
Philippine diplomatic service, members of the Cabinet,
service attachés of other government agencies assigned
to Philippine diplomatic posts abroad and Philippine
delegates to international and regional organizations. It is
the first of two passports issued to the President of the
Philippines and the Presidential family. This passport has a
dark blue cover and extends the privilege of diplomatic
immunity to the bearer.
 Passport note
Passports contain a note from the issuing
state that is addressed to the authorities
of all other states, identifying the bearer as
a citizen of that state and requesting that
he or she be allowed to pass and be
treated according to international norms.
The note is first written in Filipino followed
by the English translation:
in Filipino:
"Ang Pamahalaan ng Republika ng Pilipinas ay
humihiling sa lahat na kinauukulan na pahintulutan
ang pinagkalooban nito, isang mamamayan ng
Pilipinas, na makaraan nang malaya at walang
sagabal, at kung kailangan, ay pag-ukulan siya ng
lahat ng tulong at proteksyon ayon sa batas."
in English:
"The Government of the Republic of the
Philippines requests all concerned to permit the
bearer, a citizen of the Philippines, to pass safely
and freely and in case of need to give him/her all
lawful aid and protection."
in Filipino:
"Ang pasaporteng ito ay naglalaman ng
sensitibong electronics. Huwag tupiin,
butasan, o ilantad sa labis na init o lamig
ang pasaporteng ito. Ingatan din na
huwag mabasa."
in English:
"This passport contains sensitive
electronics. Do not bend, perforate,
or expose this passport to extreme
temperature, or excess moisture."
 The data page contains the
following information:
• Passport type (P)
• Country code (PHL)
• Passport number
• Passport numbers vary with each type of passport. Brown passports have a
letter followed by six numbers, while green passports issued before 2005 have
two letters followed by six numbers. Passports issued after 2005 (including
machine-readable and biometric passports issued prior to August 15, 2016)
have two letters followed by seven numbers. Passports issued after August 15,
2016 have a letter followed by seven numbers, which is then followed by
another letter.
•Names
• A bearer's last name goes first, followed by the first
names and middle name (mother's maiden last name)
•Nationality (Filipino)
•Date of birth (written in DD-MM-YYYY date format
with months abbreviated)
•Place of birth
•Sex (M or F)
•Date of issue
• Date of expiry
• A Philippine passport is valid for ten years for adults and five years
for minors from the date of issue. Passports issued from 1981 to
1986 were valid for two years and may be extended for another two
years. Passports issued before January 1, 2018 were valid for five
years.
• Issuing authority
• Valid issuing authorities for Philippine passports include the main
office of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, branch offices
of the DFA located in certain cities around the Philippines, and
Philippine embassies and consulates.
• PhilSys Number
• Signature of bearer (for biometric passports)
 Passport office City/Municipality Province/Region Location
DFA CO Angeles Angeles Pampanga Marquee Mall
DFA CO Antipolo Antipolo Rizal SM Cherry Antipolo
DFA CO Bacolod Bacolod Negros Occidental Robinsons Place Bacolod
DFA CO Baguio Baguio Benguet SM City Baguio
DFA CO Butuan Butuan Agusan del Norte Robinsons Place Butuan
DFA CO Cagayan de Oro Cagayan de Oro Misamis Oriental Centrio
DFA CO Calasiao Calasiao Pangasinan Robinsons Place Pangasinan
DFA CO Cebu Mandaue Cebu Pacific Mall Mandaue
DFA CO Cotabato Cotabato City Maguindanao Mall of Alnor
DFA CO Davao Davao City Davao del Sur SM City Davao
DFA CO Dumaguete Dumaguete Negros Oriental Robinsons Place Dumaguete
DFA CO General Santos General Santos South Cotabato Robinsons Place General Santos
DFA CO Ilocos Norte San Nicolas Ilocos Norte Robinsons Place Ilocos
DFA CO Iloilo Iloilo City Iloilo Robinsons Place Iloilo
DFA CO La Union San Fernando La Union Manna Mall
DFA CO Legazpi Legazpi Albay Pacific Mall Legazpi

DFA CO Lipa Lipa Batangas Robinsons Place Lipa

DFA CO Lucena Lucena Quezon Pacific Mall Lucena

DFA CO NCR-Central Quezon City Metro Manila Robinsons Galleria

DFA CO NCR-East Mandaluyong Metro Manila SM Megamall

DFA CO NCR-North Quezon City Metro Manila Robinsons Novaliches

DFA CO NCR-Northeast Quezon City Metro Manila Ali Mall

DFA CO NCR-South Muntinlupa Metro Manila Alabang Town Center

DFA CO NCR-West Manila Metro Manila SM City Manila

DFA CO Pampanga San Fernando Pampanga Robinsons Starmills

DFA CO Puerto Princesa Puerto Princesa Palawan Robinsons Place Palawan

DFA CO San Pablo San Pablo Laguna SM City San Pablo

DFA CO Santiago Santiago Isabela Robinsons Place Santiago

DFA CO Tacloban Tacloban Leyte Robinsons North Tacloban

DFA CO Tagum Tagum Davao del Norte GMall of Tagum

DFA CO Tuguegarao Tuguegarao Cagayan City Hall Regional Government Center

DFA CO Zamboanga Zamboanga City Zamboanga del Sur Go-Velayo Building, Veterans Avenue
United States passports are passports issued
to citizens and nationals of the United States of America. They
are issued exclusively by the U.S. Department of State. Besides
passports (in booklet form), limited use passport cards are
issued by the same government agency subject to the same
requirements. It is unlawful for U.S. citizens and nationals to
enter or exit the United States without a valid U.S. passport
or Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative-compliant passport-
replacement document, though there are many
exceptions, waivers are generally granted for U.S. citizens
returning without a passport, and the exit requirement is not
enforced.
1930 1976 2008
American consular officials issued passports to
some citizens of some of the thirteen states
during the War for Independence (1775–1783).
Passports were sheets of paper printed on one
side, included a description of the bearer, and
were valid for three to six months. The minister
to France, Benjamin Franklin, based the design
of passports issued by his mission on that of the
French passport.
For decades thereafter, passports were issued not only by the
Department of State but also by states and cities, and by
notaries public. For example, an internal passport dated 1815
was presented to Massachusetts citizen George Barker to allow
him to travel as a free black man to visit relatives in Southern
slave states. Passports issued by American authorities other than
the Department of State breached propriety and caused
confusion abroad. Some European countries refused to
recognize passports not issued by the Department of State,
unless United States consular officials endorsed them. The
problems led the Congress in 1856 to give to the Department of
State the sole authority to issue passports.
From 1789 through late 1941, the constitutionally established
government required passports of citizens only during two
periods: during the American Civil War (1861–1865), as well as
during and shortly after World War I (1914–1918). The passport
requirement of the Civil War era lacked statutory authority.
During World War I (1914–1918), European countries instituted
passport requirements. The Travel Control Act of May 22, 1918,
permitted the president, when the United States was at war, to
proclaim a passport requirement, and President Wilson issued
such a proclamation on August 18, 1918. World War I ended on
November 11, 1918, but the passport requirement lingered until
March 3, 1921, the last day of the Wilson administration.
In Europe, general peace between the end of
the Napoleonic Wars (1815) and the beginning of World
War I (1914), and development of rail roads, gave rise to
international travel by large numbers of people. Countries
such as Czarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire
maintained passport requirements. After World War I,
many European countries retained their passport
requirements. Foreign passport requirements undercut
the absence of a passport requirement for Americans
exiting the country, under United States law, between
1921 and 1941.
The contemporary period of required
passports for Americans under United
States law began on November 29,
1941. A 1978 amendment to
the Immigration and Nationality Act of
1952 made it unlawful to enter or
depart the United States without an
issued passport even in peacetime.
In 1981, the United States became the first country
to introduce machine-readable passports. In 2000,
the Department of State started to issue passports
with digital photos, and as of 2010, all previous
series have expired. In 2006, the Department of
State began to issue biometric passports to
diplomats and other officials. Later in 2006,
biometric passports were issued to the public. Since
August 2007, the department has issued only
biometric passports, which include RFID chips.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, the United States
Department of State is expected to begin issuing diplomatic and
official versions of a next generation of the US biometric
passport. The passport will have an embedded data chip on the
information page protected by a polycarbonate coating; this will
help prevent the book from getting wet and bending, and—should a
passport be stolen—the chip will keep thieves from stealing
personal information and falsifying an identity. The passport number
will also be laser cut as perforated holes that get progressively
smaller through pages—just one of several components of the "Next
Generation" passport, including artwork upgrade, new security
features such as a watermark, "tactile features," and more "optically
variable" inks. Some designs on pages will be raised, and ink—
depending on the viewing angle—will appear to be different colors.
 Administration
Authority for issuing passports is conferred on
the Secretary of State by the Passport Act of
1926, subject to such rules as the President of the
United States may prescribe. The Department of
State has issued regulations governing such
passports, and its internal policy concerning
issuance of passports, passport waivers, and travel
letters is contained in the Foreign Affairs Manual.
The responsibility for passport issuance lies with
Passport Services, which is within the Department of
State, and a unit of the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
They operate 26 regional passport agencies in the
United States to serve the general
public. Additionally, Passport Services opened
regional agencies in Atlanta, El Paso, and San Diego
in 2011. Passport applications at most of these
locations require that citizens provide proof of travel
within 14 days of the application date, or who need
to obtain foreign visas before traveling.
There are about 9,000 passport acceptance facilities
in the United States, designated by Passport
Services, at which routine passport applications may
be filed. These facilities include United States courts,
state courts, post offices, public libraries, county
offices, and city offices. In fiscal year 2015, the
Department of State issued 15,556,216 (includes
1,647,413 passport cards) and there were
125,907,176 valid U.S. passports in circulation. The
passport possession rate of the U.S. was
approximately 39% of the population in 2015.
 Citizens
United States passports are issuable only to persons who
owe permanent allegiance to the United States –
i.e., citizens and non-citizen nationals of the United
States.

Under the 14th amendment to the US Constitution, "All

persons born or naturalized in the United States, and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the
United States ..." Under this provision, "United States"
means the 50 states and the District of Columbia only, but
also technically includes the uninhabited Palmyra Atoll, an
incorporated territory due to the Insular Cases.
Every citizen is a national of the United States, but not every

US
Non-citizen nationals
national is a citizen. The only current example of non-citizen
nationals are those born in American
Samoa (including Swains Island).Unlike the other current US
territories, people born in American Samoa are not
automatically granted US citizenship by birth as the territory
is not incorporated and an act of Congress granting it, similar
to other US territories, have not yet been passed for
American Samoa. The other historical groups of non-citizen
US nationals include those of former US territories and
during periods of time before the acts of Congress granting
citizenship to those born in current territories.
 Dual citizenship
United States law permits dual
nationality. Consequently, it is
permissible to have and use a foreign
passport. However, U.S. citizens are
required to use a U.S. passport when
leaving or entering the United
States. This requirement extends to a
U.S. citizen who is a dual national.
 Application
An application is required for
the issuance of a passport. If
a fugitive being extradited to
the United States refuses to sign
a passport application, the
consular officer can sign it
"without recourse."
Document requirements
•in-state valid photo ID
•birth certificate or
naturalization certificate
•2x2 photo
 Fees
Fees for applying vary based on
whether or not an applicant is
applying for a new passport or
they are renewing an expiring
passport. Fees also vary depending
on whether an applicant is under
the age of 16.
 Price
In 1983, the State Department declared that the existing passport
fee of $10 was insufficient to cover costs, so the fee was raised from
$10 to $35, and new passports were changed to be valid for a
decade instead of for five years. The fee for individuals under 18
years of age was also raised from $10 to $20 for a five-year passport.
Until that year, passport fees had only been raised by one dollar
since 1932.
Prices were again increased in 2010. Fees for a brand-new passport
went from $100 to $135 (from $85 to $105 for those under 16), and
renewal fees climbed from $75 to $110. Passport cards also saw new
and increased fees: $55 for adults and $40 for children. The State
Department raised these and other fees after conducting "an
exhaustive study of the true cost of providing consular services."
Issuable to all citizens and non-citizen nationals. Periods
Regular Passport (dark blue cover)
of validity: for those age 16 or over, generally ten years
from the date of issue; for those 15 and younger,
generally five years from the date of issue. A sub-type of
regular passports is no-fee passports, issuable to citizens
in specified categories for specified purposes, such as an
American sailor for travel connected with his duties
aboard a U.S.-flag vessel. Period of validity: generally 5
years from the date of issue. A no-fee passport has an
endorsement which prohibits its use for a purpose other
than a specified purpose.
Issuable to "certain non-personal services
Service (gray cover)
contractors who travel abroad in support of and
pursuant to a contract with the U.S. government", to
demonstrate the passport holder is travelling "to
conduct work in support of the U.S. government
while simultaneously indicating that the traveler has
a more attenuated relationship with the U.S.
government that does not justify a diplomatic or
official passport." Period of validity: generally five
years from the date of issue.
Issuable to citizen-employees of the
Official (reddish brown cover)
United States assigned overseas, either
permanently or temporarily, and their
eligible dependents, and to some
members of Congress who travel abroad
on official business. Also issued to U.S.
military personnel when deployed
overseas. Period of validity: generally five
years from the date of issue.
Issuable to American diplomats accredited overseas and
Diplomatic (black cover)
their eligible dependents, to citizens who reside in the
United States and travel abroad for diplomatic work, to
the President of the United States, the President-Elect,
the Vice President, and Vice President-elect, as well
as former presidents and vice presidents. Supreme Court
Justices, current cabinet members, former secretaries and
deputy secretaries of state, the Attorney
General and Deputy Attorney General, some members of
Congress, and retired career ambassadors are also eligible
for a diplomatic passport. Period of validity: generally five
years from the date of issue.
Each passport has a data page and a signature
Data page and signature page
page.
A data page is a page containing information
about the passport holder. It is the only page in
a U.S. passport laminated in plastic to prevent
tampering. A data page has a visual zone and
a machine-readable zone. The visual zone has a
digitized photograph of the passport holder,
data about the passport, and data about the
passport holder:
• Photograph
• Type [of document, which is "P" for "personal"]
• Code [of the issuing country, which is "USA" for "United States of America"]
• Passport No.
• Surname
• Given Name(s)
• Nationality
• Date of Birth
• Place of Birth (lists the state/territory followed by "U.S.A." for those born in the United States;
lists the current name of the country of birth for those born abroad)
• Sex
• Date of Issue
• Date of Expiration
• Authority
• Endorsements
 Place of birth
Place of birth was first added to U.S.
passports in 1917. The standards for
the names of places of birth that
appear in passports are listed in
volume 8 of the Foreign Affairs
Manual, published by the Department
of State. A request to list no place of
birth in a passport is never accepted.
Passports of many countries contain a message,
Passport message
nominally from the official who is in charge of
passport issuance (e.g., secretary of state, minister
of foreign affairs), addressed to authorities of other
countries. The message identifies the bearer as a
citizen of the issuing country, requests that he or she
be allowed to enter and pass through the other
country, and requests further that, when necessary,
he or she be given help consistent with international
norms. In American passports, the message is in
English, French, and Spanish. The message reads:
In English:
The Secretary of State of the United
States of America hereby requests all
whom it may concern to permit the
citizen/national of the United States
named herein to pass without delay or
hindrance and in case of need to give
all lawful aid and protection.
and in Spanish:
El Secretario de Estado de los Estados
Unidos de América por el presente solicita
a las autoridades competentes permitir el
paso del ciudadano o nacional de los
Estados Unidos aquí nombrado, sin
demora ni dificultades, y en caso de
necesidad, prestarle toda la ayuda y
protección lícitas.