<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Philippine passport </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The front cover of a contemporary Philippine biometric passport using Trajan font . Hatching has also been added to the national coat - of - arms to indicate correct heraldic tinctures . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The data page of biometric passports issued after August 15 , 2016 . Note the signature field on page 3 , in contrast to previous biometric passports . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date first issued </Th> <Td> 1946 ( first edition ) September 17 , 2007 ( machine - readable passport ) August 11 , 2009 ( first edition biometric passport ) August 15 , 2016 ( new edition biometric passport ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Issued by </Th> <Td> Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type of document </Th> <Td> Passport </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Purpose </Th> <Td> Identification </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Eligibility requirements </Th> <Td> Filipino citizenship </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Expiration </Th> <Td> Pre-January 01 , 2018 5 years from January 01 , 2018 5 years ( below 18 years of age ) 10 years ( over 18 years of age ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cost </Th> <Td> ₱ 950 ( 15 working days processing time ) or ₱ 1200 ( 7 working days processing time ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
how much for a passport in the philippines
₱ 950 ( 15 working days processing time ) or ₱ 1200 ( 7 working days processing time )