Iloilo City Councilor Ely Estante alleges that passport applicants pay as much as P10,000 just to have their applications processed faster.
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – The Iloilo city council on Tuesday, March 15, called on the Department of Foreign Affairs to look into their passport application and renewal system, amid red tape allegations in its Iloilo consular office.
“There are certain people who take advantage of the situation and offer online appointment slots for additional pay. This act can be a floodgate of abuse and may tarnish the transparency and accountability of the Department of Foreign Affairs,” it also said.In his privilege speech, Ganzon raised concerns about the alleged fixing system in DFA Iloilo and its confusing appointment system.
Ganzon himself tried booking an appointment but was unable to. He also questioned why there were still posts on Facebook of fixers offering assistance with appointment slots,“We would like to make sure that this is noticed as this can become an avenue for fixers to proliferate which in effect also puts the government institution in a bad light.
“Some waited for months, and sacrificed late nights and early morning hours just to see if any slot was open,” Estante said. “I heard an interview from RMN [Iloilo] of the [DFA Region 6] OIC Shiela Marie Tu, whose statement said that they had no hand in the schedule since it was being handled by the national office,” he added, and said the DFA to should explain their queueing system.
“This has already reached the Senate. Senator De Lima has passed a resolution already for Senate inquiry. This is not only happening in Iloilo. We will [likewise] wait for the Senate inquiry, and I’m sure [DFA Iloilo’s attention] will be called for this,” he said.
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