THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with several government agencies on October 16 to improve collaboration in addressing fraudulent passport applications.

Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Statistics Authority, Bureau of Immigration, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, National Bureau of Investigation, and Philippine National Police — along with representatives from coordinating agencies such as the Philippine Center for Transnational Crime and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center — signed the agreement for interagency cooperation and collaboration on Operation Sentinel.