Govt fight vs child sex trafficking reason for birth certificates in minors’ passport renewals–LocsinBy The Manila Timeshome/News/Latest Stories/Today's Breaking News/Govt fight vs child sex trafficking reason for birth certificates in minors’ passport renewals–LocsinTHE government’s fight against child sex trafficking is the main reason why minors are required to submit birth certificates when renewing passports, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Friday. Locsin issued the statement on Twitter when a netizen asked about the necessity to provide birth certificates for minors during passport renewals. “Yes, to prevent child sex trafficking which is rampant in the South. And DFA Consular informs me that there is a 50,000 backlog of passport applications still under investigation. Foreign service posts and consular offices may require additional documents to ascertain the Philippine citizenship of passport applicants or proof of filiation of minors.

Source: Manila Times February 22, 2019 12:22 UTC