PBBM orders concerned agencies to come up with ways to speed up processing of e-visas for Indian nationals

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00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcus Jr. ordered concerned agencies to come up with ways to further expedite e-visa transactions for Indian nationals.

00:08President Marcus Jr. stressed government can adopt the system that India is using when it comes to issuing visas.

00:15Under the current policy, an Indian national is required to personally appear before the Philippine Embassy in New Delhi

00:21before a visa can be issued, which results in a lower number of Indian tourists to the country.

00:27To help speed up the process, the Private Sector Advisory Council suggested a third party be allowed to handle the country's e-visa system

00:35with the help of various government agencies.