#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 luxury flagship variant, now carrying the "Ultra" title, represents Samsung’s push to finally give its premium foldable the absolute best hardware in its portfolio, directly addressing long-standing complaints about camera and battery compromises. This variant adopts a shorter, wider, "passport-style" footprint, much like the OnePlus Open or Google Pixel Fold. Read more in our articles including "DFA to phase out old Passports; switch to e-Passport" and "What we know about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 lineup".