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Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Philippines Offices Directory and Passport Information

Get the latest guidelines on getting your Philippines passport (schedules, fees and requirements) and know where the DFA Philippine Regional Consulate Offices, their contact numbers, email address and website.

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A. Regular Holidays

• January 1 - New Year’s Day
• April 5 and  6 (Thursday and Friday) - Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
• April 9 (Monday) - Araw ng Kagitingan
• May 1 (Tuesday) - Labor Day
• June 12 (Tuesday) - Independence Day
• August 27 (Monday) - National Heroes Day
• November 30 (Wednesday) – Bonifacio Day
• December 25 (Tuesday) - Christmas Day
• December 30 (Sunday) - Rizal Day

B. Special (non-working) holidays

• January 23 Chinese Lunar New Year
• August 21 (Tuesday), Ninoy Aquino Day
• November 1 (Thursday) - All Saints’ Day
• November 2 (Friday) - All Soul’s Day Additional special (non-working) day
• December 24 - Christmas Eve
• December 31 - New Year’s Eve
• August 31 – Eidul Fitar
• October 26 - Eid-al-Adha

C. Others

• February 25 (Saturday), EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary
• July 27 - Founding Anniversary of Iglesia ni Cristo – Special national working holiday

D. Local Holidays

• January 16 – Sinulog “Fiesta of Cebu Philippines”
• January 12 – Talisay City Cebu Charter Day
• February 24 – Cebu City Charter Day, Regular Public Holiday in Cebu
• September 9 – Osmena Day

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Our own shot of the Lunar eclipse in Cebu, Philippines.

8:50 p.m. December 10, 2011. Cebu, Philippines

9:30 p.m. December 10, 2011. Cebu, Philippines

10:10 p.m. December 10, 2011. Cebu, Philippines

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Most of the foreign embassies in the Philippines are located in Makati City which is known as the Central Business District of Manila. Makati City is where the majority of the financial institutions and government bodies are located.

Complete list of Foreign Embassies in the Philippines Offices Directory

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An embassy is a government body that is set up to look after the welfare of the nationals of that country. The Philippine Embassy seeks to provide the necessary assistance for every nationality and foreigners alike wishing to do business in, trade with or travel to the Philippines. It also seeks to help Filipinos living, working, residing or visiting to any placs in the world in their transactions with various Government offices and agencies back home, with their passports and other official documentation and reports and to the extent possible, with their work/stay to any palce in the world.

It is also meant to provide those who wish to transact business with the Embassy, with initial information on the services that they may require and the corresponding prerequisite documents to facilitate their business with the Embassy.

Complete list of Philippine Embassies Offices Directory Worldwide

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The supreme law of the Philippines is called the Constitution of the Philippine or Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas in Filipino Language. 1897 Constitution – Constitution of Biak na Bato, 1899 Constitution – Malolos Congress, 1935 Constitution – Commonwealth and Third Republic, 1943 Constitution – Second Republic, 1973 Constitution – The New Society and Fourth Republic, 1986 Constitution – Provisional Freedom, 1987 Constitution – PRESENT Constitution

Read more on The Constitutions of the Republic of the Philippines

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Get the complete information on the government offices contact numbers, email address, location and the person in charge. It has been categorized according to executive branch, constitutional offices, judicial branch, legislative branch, government financial institution, government owned and controlled corporations.

Government Offices Directory in the Philippines

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Get to to know the List of Attorneys, Lawyers, and Law Firms in the Philippines. It has been categorized by Philippine city and includes the lawyer, attorney, and law firms address, telephone numbers, website, and their specialization.

Click here to know more about Philippine Attorneys, Lawyers and Law Firms

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Mall shopping in the Philippines has always been very fun, enjoyable, and it’s also one way of family gathering. There are a lot of places to shop and we list them according to category and company for your convenience.

List of Shopping malls in the Philippines

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social security system main office

Get to know the Social Security System (SSS) Office Branches all over the Philippines categorized into Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and National Capital Region (NCR). It includes their address, telephone and fax numbers and their corresponding branch heads.

CLICK HERE for Social Security System (SSS) Office Branches all over the Philippines

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