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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 98 -
ESTABLISHING AN INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE AGAINST PASSPORT IRREGULARITIES
WHEREAS, there is an increasing number of
passport irregularities and fraud cases through the methodical
manipulation and circumvention of the Philippine passporting system;
WHEREAS, the attention of the Government has been called to the alleged
sale of Philippine passports in Hong Kong and China for monetary
considerations to facilitate the illegal entry of aliens into the
country;
WHEREAS, a significant number of Filipinos overseas who are holders of
fraudulent Philippine passports become victims of abuse and
maltreatment;
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for a coordinated and integrated
government effort to combat the alarming increase in the cases of
passport irregularities and fraud;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
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The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and members of the Committee may designate their alternatives who shall be senior officials of their respective Departments or agencies, not lower than Director level, to attend Committee meetings.
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DONE, in the city of Manila,
this 28th day of November in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Three.
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