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00:00 It's easier to apply for a passport after passing a new law on this.
00:06 The law on the prohibition of the No Permit No Exam policy has also been passed in schools.
00:11 We have first news, Jonathan Andal.
00:13 In the past, the problem of some students was the No Permit No Exam policy of their schools.
00:22 It means that if they still have a debt on their matriculation and other expenses, they will not be able to take the exam.
00:27 But it is now prohibited under the Republic Act 1198-4 or No Permit No Exam Prohibition Act signed by President Bongbong Marcos.
00:36 Under this, all so-called disadvantaged students in public and private K-12 institutions, colleges, universities, and technical vocational institutions
00:46 with courses of more than one year can get periodic and final examinations without the need for a permit from the school.
00:55 The affected students will be given a certificate by the agency as proof of their ability to pay their matriculation.
01:03 For example, calamity, emergency, force majeure, and other good or justifiable reasons under the rules and regulations of the DSWD.
01:12 The DSWD also passed a law on those students who are considered disadvantaged.
01:17 The schools are allowed to ask for a promissory note from the student. They can also hold the documents or records of the students
01:26 and make legal and administrative steps for the payment of the payment.
01:31 The administrative case of DepEd Chedo Tesda may be allowed to violate the rules.
01:36 The application for the passport is also easier under the New Philippine Passport Act or Republic Act 1198-3.
01:45 It will replace the RA 8239 or the Passport Act of 1996.
01:50 Under the new law, the Department of Foreign Affairs is ordered to create and maintain an online application portal and electronic one-stop shop
01:58 that can be accessed on their official website.
02:01 The DFA will also allow the provision of off-site and mobile passport services in other places aside from their consular offices and foreign service posts.
02:10 The law is also more strict on the punishment.
02:12 For those who illegally steal or hold other people's passports, they can be imprisoned for up to 12 years or fined up to 2 million pesos.
02:23 For those who illegally steal or hold other people's passports, they can be imprisoned for up to 6 to 15 years or fined up to 250,000 pesos.
02:34 This is the first news. Jonathan Andal for GMA Integrated News.
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02:51 [Music]