MANILA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government on Tuesday defended the quality of the new computerized passports, disputing reports which say the passports are prone to tampering and fall below the standards and requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement that the machine readable passports incorporate security features specifically designed to discourage tampering and improve the integrity of the passport system.
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