#Old Passport Phase Out

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday announced that they will be phasing out all non-machine readable passports by November 24, 2015. A passport-holder may not get any extension on their expiry beyond October 31, 2015. As such, the DFA is recommending that old passport-holder get a renewal at least 6 months before the aforementioned date. There are currently 3 types of Philippine passports -- the old Green Passport, the Maroon Passport which is Machine Ready, and the new e-Passport which is Dark Maroon. All passport-holders of the MRRP (green) or MRP (maroon) passports are encouraged to renew them and get the e-Passport instead. These old passports will no longer be honored after October 2015 based on International Civil Aviation Organization standards. The BlackBerry Bold 9790 was first released in Asia (Indonesia to be precise) to send the message that Research in Motion is serious about the region. Check out our full review of the Bold 9790 touch and type after the break. Read more in our articles including "DFA to phase out old Passports; switch to e-Passport" and "BlackBerry Bold 9790 Review".