DFA: Previous outsourced passport maker "took away" all its applicants' data

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that its previous outsourced passport maker was "pissed" and "took away" all its applicants' data when their contract was terminated.

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Previous outsourced passport maker "took away" all its applicants' data

The consequence, DFA is requiring some of renewing their passports to bring birth certificates and they are rebuilding their files from scratch.

Passports pose national security issues and cannot be kept back by private entities. Data belongs to the state," Locsin in another post.

In the report by Philstar, DFA Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato said that those who are required to submit birth certificates are applicants renewing brown or green passports or maroon machine-readable passports.

Locsin said that this mess won't happen again. DFA has been doubling its efforts to hasten passport issuance.

Before the e-passport era, DFA required the submission of physical copies of birth certificates and marriage contracts.

To read the full report of Philstar, check the link below.

Sources: Philstar, Teddy Locsin Jr.