FILIPINOS beginning January 2018 will be issued passports that will be valid for 10 years under the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 10928 or An Act Extending the Validity of Philippine Passports. Poe, in introducing the provision, noted that there is a need to make sure that the new passport with longer validity period would not cost double. According to her, the 44-page current passport, 39 pages of which are stampable, would suffice for most Filipino travellers. The DFA, however, cannot guarantee that there will be no increase in the cost of new passports, noting that additional fees may be imposed in the future. About three million Filipinos apply for new passports or renew theirs annually.

Source: Manila Times October 26, 2017 12:33 UTC