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21,636 legalised Filipinos in Sabah: Philippine Embassy
Published on: Monday, June 12, 2023
Published on: Mon, Jun 12, 2023
By: Nikko Fabian
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21,636 legalised Filipinos in Sabah: Philippine Embassy
“Penalties will be imposed on any individual who uses his/her Philippine passport as collateral for loan or money owed, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Philippine government,” the embassy said in an advisory recently.
Kota Kinabalu: There are 21,636 Filipino plantation workers and dependents with proper documents in Sabah, according to the Philippine Embassy records.

The embassy through its continuous special consular mission visitation programme also processed 24,023 applications for Philippine passports and 7,074 applications for Philippine National IDs (identification card).

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The special consular mission serves as a One-Stop Shop where undocumented Filipino workers and their dependents can apply for birth certificates, passports and PhilSys National IDs.
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