A committee in the House of Representatives has approved the substitute bill that requires the printing of the country’s map, including its 320-kilometer exclusive economic zone and Sabah, on the pages of Philippine passports. The House committee on foreign affairs approved House Bill No. 6399, authored by Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, which is seeking to amend Republic Act No. 6239, or the Philippine Passport Act of 1996, with the printing of the country’s map on the travel document.

Gascon, M. (2020, August 22). Sabah, WPS to be printed on PH passports. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A3.