The processing of passports at Mobile Passport Services is guided by the Philippine Passport Act of 1996 and its implementing rules and regulations, other relevant Department Orders, Circulars and Memoranda according to Ms. Eleanor Banzuela Belgica, officer-in-charge of the Regional Consular Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs based in San Fernando, La Union. The Deparment of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has been issuing the Machine Readable Passport (MRP). The maroon-colored MRP contains a data summary in a format that is capable of being read by machine. Participation in the Mobile Passport Services must be coordinated with the Passport Coordinator designated by the Local Government Unit (LGU) in advance. The designated LGU Passport Coordinator will collect copies of the application forms from interested applicants at least two weeks in advance of the scheduled date of the mobile passport service. Passport application requirements include personal ap