MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano signed the implementing rules and regulations of the new Philippine Passport Act, which extends the validity of passports to 10 years from the current five. Cayetano added that there will be no hike in the price of passports with 10-year validity since the same basic booklet will be issued. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1The 10-year passport will cost P950, which is the current price of a five-year passport. Early in August, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 10928, amending Republic Act 8239 or the Philippine Passport Act of 1996. READ: Duterte approves 10-year passport validity

Source: Philippine Star October 26, 2017 08:15 UTC