Dis- appointing Philippine Embassy Services
I just called Philippine embassy for my new passport which I applied for renewal last 03 May 2011. Before hand, I asked the man for how many days it takes before I will get it because, july is my renewal of my visa. Im worried if my my new passport not with me by 3rd of JUly..He goes likes this...Dont worry maximum is 60Days, we will send message to your mobile once we received from ph. take note MAXIMUM 60 Days... so today I just called the embassy coz till now I dont have the message yet, and our company mandoub keep on asking my new passport...
Our conversation like this: JULY 04,2011 at 3:32 Pm.
>Me : Hello Maam, good afternoon. I just want to ask my passport its been two months since i applied for a new one, but till now I did not receive message from your embassy.
> rude lady from embassy..: When did you applied it.
> me : Last may 4..
>rude lady from the embassy: ALL PASSPORT APPLIED FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS NOT RECEIVED YET. (in a no intentions and not in a good mood voice ).
> Me : But its been 60 days and they told me I will get it and a maximum of 60 days thats why Im calling for it now.This is athe surprising answer from them.
> rude lady from the embassy : NOW NO MORE 60 DAYS MAXIMUM OF TWO AND HALF MONTHS..
>Me : really since when ?
> rude lady from the embassy : NOW
> mE : rEALLY...is that really a rules there in embassy..U can change the rules instantly just like that? what about the date of my renewal of visa?I cant tell the mandoub that kind of reason.
> Rude lady In Embassy..: ok if u dint not received our message after 1 Week u come here and we will extend your paSSPORT..
> mE : oK Thank you mam..
My question is. If it happens that my new passport is being extended because of do they charge for the extension? If, do i have to pay for it since its their fault why i am asking for extensions?
Note: I dont believe the rude lady is telling the truth, about not receiving all the pasport for the month of may..She justy lazy to send or call all the filipinos to collect their renewed passport.. I saw by my two eyes in the embassy the bundle of new passport for disposal. When I went there for renewAL..tHE LADY WHO HAVE A BIG mOUTH CHECKING all the receipt and taking the new passport for the filipinos waiting outside I noticed she is more on talking and laughing than searching those passport..watching her and she managed to get 3 pasports in 25 minutes..hehehe same the lady who is in the first table taking pictures seems she like to talk a lot huh even a lot of filipinos sitting and waiting for their turn (she dont care either..Imagined she so pety and she girgir for not folding the red jackets she lend to the applicant..( at least she can joke to me huh...KAbayan please fold it so it will not wrinkled for the next kabayan who will used it and they looked beautiful with it too in the passport pix.?) they dont have manners at all.
Lastly, Iam a proud filipino( I always sAID that).
But, Im not proud with our own embassy..Hope the consular knew all this things.
Maybe they are so tired in their work thays why theyd ont have strength to serve co Filipinos..Next post I will shoe you some of the pictures..how the talk while working..
SERVICIO PUBLICO....!!!!!
stick to the one on top as mentioned!
Yes it is the government that is crap and most of the country is paying for it. You can see it everywhere with the amount of hardship. People need to hold their politicians to accountability. It’s one vicious circle.
@acadian so you are married with a crap, self denial with a crab mentality filipina huh, seems like you are no differrence from us then, since you are sleeping, eating and even join filipinos..you cant deny that you love philippines even you find our government as a crap huh???....
Baby _Luv
After teaching at your PMA and having to deal with the crab mentality in the Philippines and the crap in your government with people like you in self denial. I think it is not so judgmental. Also being married to a Filipina and having to take care of the family back home gives me pretty good insight of the country
@acadian,
You are so JUdgemental! you are not welcome here in this thread..since your comment is absolutely IRRELEVANT..go to your country and count all the filipino immigrants there if you have nothing to do.
@flor yeah thanks,
such people in any government BUT as per your original thread, it does not constitute corruption!The delay in the issuance of renewed passports has nothing to do with corruption (at least in our embasy here), so that's where all my comments here were based.BTW, did you get your passport already?
@ flor Admit that some people in our government are obvoiusly corrupt and selfish...
@abegail, ooh if you are one of them for sure you will not experiece those things, and you will get all their services free of charge and getting the results instantly and effortless.
@abigail, you asked me to shut up? Why? do you have a relatives working in the government, or in Embassy? or, you are one of them? _____________________[Cool down! Moderator]
I think I do as I have had to deal with your government many times
the OP of this thread made a wrong assumption so I said, everything started with wrong assumption from the beginning. Technically, it started the wrong way so what do you expect? When others try to advise her the right way, she started cursing the embassy and shout for corruption, when in fact, she doesn't even understand procedures in getting new passports!So for me, you have no right to judge our government by this thread as you claim!
geez, baby luv, accept it as it is and shut up;
You cannot do anything about it.
P.S Grammar is important by the way.
When it comes to judging your country this thread pretty well sums it up without any help from anyone else. I was only pointing out the obvious according to the comments. As for your question is my country Holy? That I cannot tell you but you can ask your fellow countrymen who are trying so desperately to migrate there.
that is not corrupt, Acadian?Actually, this thread was started wrong from the beginning. The OP should have just had the patience to wait as the embassy here is not in control about the issuance of new or renewed passports. There was no corruption involved in this matter.Think first before judging our country! Is your country HOLY?
This thread is a sad display to everyone else the problems and corruptions in the Philippines. Many people of other nationalities have often asked the question. If things are this bad for so long, why has the Pilipino people still have done nothing to improve their situation?
hahahaha.............:)
It is undeniable that SOME of our embassies in other countries are just like what you said. And of course, it is also true that SOME of the people working there sport a particular kind of attitude (like your life depends on them).Anyway, you may be faulted for not renewing your passport at an earlier time. Back in our home country, you need to have an appointment first to have your passports filed and processed. One month is the usual schedule before you can go back to DFA and have everything done...Because they only take 200 people a day who can go in and do their thing...
Patience is a virtue. :)
The person on the other line can not do anything but to tell you to wait if your passport hasn't arrived yet. It's true that they are having some problems with their machine.
just extend your passport and they will give you extension until 2013 and you will no longer worried about renewing your visa. and beside get use to it, what do you expect with our gov't office.
is the proof that you just made it a big problem for you (including succeeding comments and responses you made). So chillax!
baby-luv! You just have to wait or extend the expiration of your current passport. As I told you, you have not experience the worst yet!
@divadau???
I did not say it is a big big big problem...and theres already solution..but, Im sure its not from your side..seems u cant help much like Flor1212..I was wondring if their services is more satisfying...even they asked for a 500 riyals for renewal and stamping..for sure filipinos will happy to pay it..Without complain!
The earlier I get it The better...
before, they say 30 to 45 days. Then volume increase, so they say maximum 60 days, but logic dictates that since passport are not made locally, then you can assume that the deadline being given are what is instructed to them. The 60 days given to you are the same given to all those renewing passports. My wife recently renewed her passport, they say at that time, maximum 45 days, but it was released on the 56th day. All you can do is rant and vent your ire here, but it will never change the fact that your passport has not yet arrived. The person on the other line told you, wait for the SMS. so better wait and CALM down. Everything will be fine, you'll see. You have not experience the worst yet of our embassy. So relax!
@scissor man
Thanks for that..I just laugh if the comment is from lobot...what do i expect from him..he comment from copy paste..nobody knows if he is good in verbal or writing english..
Iam not ashamed if i Have poor english..
@flor1212 its a valid reason then if they chips problem..at least she can tell me that in a nice way..maybe I will understand..They can be nice if they want and explain.
passports are coming from Manila, not locally produce. And I've herad that they are having a problem with the "chip" manufacturer so volume of passport for releasing are becoming voluminous!
@flor1212 Yeah its proven no accuracy in their services..still filipino attitude...as what Danzelle said too..
OMG forget the broken english,it doesnt matter at all,if her grammar is wrong then how come you still understand what she's talking about,just stick to the topic..
and stop complaining....Find ways to solve your problem coz in the very first place you were the one who started your own problem.... you should have renewed your passport as early as 3-6 months before it expires.
Apply for Filex membership..quick!...you can express yourself better in that forum.
can do to remedy the situation of her passport be released?
since passports are coming from Manila. It is always advice that you renew your passport 6 MONTHS before expiration because we are not in our country where the passport are made.So stop complaining as whatever you do, even if you pay a MILLION dollar, if the passport does not come or delivered here, you have nothing to receive. And in that scenario, embassy has no obligation to be faulted for the delay in the issuance of your passport. Your best option was said above, extend the expiration of your passport so your company can renew your visa.
@lobot i have lots of colleague fron nepal..tea girls and tea boys they dont know much english...2 from kathmandu can speak english but broken too and always wrong spelling...
please comment longer too dont copy paste ...tea please....
@lobot...funny Where did you copy and paste your comment..
Apply for Filex membership..quick!
less talk, less broken english...
no I didnt got it , my mistakes coz i was at work and my boss came and asking for somethhing and I just say thank you..later I wil search in Fb..
bad service.. try to seek help to "Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo" im sure they will help you regarding your problem.. They have facebook account and you can post/send them your complains, im sure they will address it to authorities... Did u get the name of that rude lady?
yeah same with my husband, no message at all..after longtime waiting he called embassy and ask for his new passport...so means you renew early or late, still the same they are delayed...
@danzelle..
Then if that case people in our embassy ,dont give date if they cannot make it..dont let our countrymen wait and expect for 60 days and get nothing..
Philippine Embassy they have filipino attitude too...
don't worry your not alone, i applied last march 2011 for renewal of my passport and yet they didn't send me SMS,
@spannx..Everybody knew about our government..No way of talking good things to uplift our government..
The subject is not about complains against our embassy this is about your visa & passport & its all your fault bacause you had all the chances to renew your passport ahead of time but still showed a typical filipino attitude...
indeed.. it hurts coz some of our kabayans act arrogant. She thought maybe shes a bit higher than you coz she works for the government.. what ya think?
I agree with Moootwist comment, c'mon baby give 'em a break. You dont need to shout and let all QL people know things about our embassy, the things you say on this forum will reflect the way we r? and the way we look into our governmnt.. Try to shout something that will uplift us instead of digging grounds for all of us.
@kalbo...yeah they dont have strenght if no BRIBE...Once they have caught...deny to death sila.
@ danzelle
I read a lot of complains about our embassy here in doha..I didint believe it.Because in singapore no comment about our embassy there..If 60 days my passport is with me so I dont have any problem..
@kalbo..yeah our country is known for that.BRIBERY..if u dont have money sorry..If u dont know sum1 ther sorry again..
@ericganador.. Maximum he said.in 60 days I will received their message.
@ mootwist yeah i will do that. If there is sum1 I knew from the media I will let know too, so that they can publishh it. Grammar, well everybody got mistakes..Im not that perfect, I just publish this to know my angst to our embassy, Iam not showing my expertise in english..If I write this in tagalog maybe you wont understand it. At least even it is grammatically error u will be able to understand and you can comment.
Dont blame our embassy rather blame yourself in your irresponsibility ... before hand you should renew your passsport atleast 6months before your visa expires.... poor chop...
My friend.. about the attitude of whoever you speak with is aint right.. and maybe the 60 days is 60 days working days it means only 22 days per month...
It's common in every Phil. Embassy. Learn to shout on them for them to know who is the boss.
Dear just an advice, don't cry on a wrong grave. Send this whole thing to your Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Besides your grammar is in trouble.
Less talk less mistake