Production of a new Phillipines ePassport has been postponed after the country's Dept of Foreign Affairs raised concerns over the "political sensitivity" of a map that showed disputed areas of the South China Sea.Earlier this week, an interagency meeting tasked with approving the passport design decided to remove the map because it did not accurately reflect the extent of the Philippine territory as defined in the Constitution.New security features such as the Intaglio secure printing technology in the document are in line with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Technology (ICAO) of the United Nations.The new passport also features the lyrics of the national anthem and illustrations of tourist spots like the Banaue rice terraces and icons like the Philippine eagle on its pages.The newly designed Philippine passports were supposed to be issued next month but will now be delayed.Note: Aris L. Gulapa, Corporate and Legal Secretary, APO Production Unit, Inc., Philippines, will be giving a in-depth speech on the development of the Philippines ePassport at SDW 2016 show to be held on 10-12 May 2016 at the QEII Centre, Westminster, London, UK. See here for further details.

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