Jamaine Punzalan

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177562332633520180820-ph-passport-GCS-0488.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Philippine passport. ABS-CBN News/File </span></span></span> </div><p>MANILA — The release of new Philippine passports could see delays due to “logistical and supply chain issues” caused by the US-Israel war on Iran, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. </p><p>The release delays may affect passport applications filed beginning the last week of March 2026, the DFA Office of Consular Affairs said. </p><p>“In this regard, applicants are advised that the release of new passports may take 10 to 15 working days from the date of application until further notice,” it said on Facebook. </p><p>The agency said it was “closely working with the third-party service provider for the printing of the ePassports on resolving the current delays and ensuring that passport operations normalize as soon as possible.” </p><p>Applicants who need emergency or urgent consular services may contact the following, the DFA said. </p><div><strong>DFA OCA Aseana </strong></div><ul><li>OCA Concerns - oca.concerns@dfa.gov.ph </li><li>Passport Concerns - passportconcerns@dfa.gov.ph  </li></ul><div><br/></div><ul><li><strong>Consular Offices</strong><br/>https://consular.dfa.gov.ph/transparency/co-directory  </li></ul><div><br/></div><p>Applicants may also contact the following telephone numbers during working days. </p><ul><li>For Passport Appointment Concerns: (02) 8234 – 3488</li><li>For Passport, Authentication, and other Consular Inquiries: (02) 8651 – 9400</li></ul><div> </div><p>The United States and Iran agreed Wednesday to a two-week ceasefire that would see Tehran temporarily reopen the vital <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/4/8/strait-of-hormuz-shipping-blockade-update-1100">Strait of Hormuz.</a></p><p>With US President Donald Trump&#x27;s deadline approaching for the Islamic republic to reopen the waterway or face obliteration, he announced a halt to attacks for two weeks and said he had received a &quot;workable&quot; <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/4/8/trump-iran-deal-total-and-complete-victory-for-us-1110">10-point proposal.</a></p><p>Iran later said it had agreed to safe passage in the Strait, through which a fifth of global oil and gas passes.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/4/7/diesel-at-p200-l-doe-says-it-s-possible-amid-middle-east-conflict-2246">Diesel at P200/L? DOE says it’s possible amid Middle East conflict</a></div><p>The news pushed down crude prices, with West Texas Intermediate losing almost 20 percent and Brent as much as 16 percent as investors heaved a huge sigh of relief after more than five weeks of war that has hammered supplies. </p><div><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse </strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EaCAlWtGnBQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rX9HcDM3Bs4?&amp;pp=0gcJCdkKAYcqIYzv&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong></div>

<p>The release of new Philippine passports could see delays due to “logistical and supply chain issues” due to the US-Israel war on Iran, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday.</p>

The release of new Philippine passports could see delays due to “logistical and supply chain issues” due to the US-Israel war on Iran, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday.

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DFA: Passport release delays possible due to Middle East war

Jamaine Punzalan

Published April 08, 2026 12:50 PM PHT

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