Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 21 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Ten second passport processing nears, foreign affairs department readies new technology VTMBH Article: Author Anthony D. Advincula VTMBH Article: Publication Filipino Express VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Before coming to America, Rodolfo Garcia waited in a long line and endured hours under the enervating heat of the sun just to have his passport processed at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila. "It was terrible. I was at the DFA as early as 5 a.m. and the line of people was already snaking through a parking lot outside. That day I finished submitting the application papers around 2:00 p.m. But then I was told to wait for three weeks or more to get my passport," Garcia said. In the coming months, other applicants in the Philippines may not have similar experiences. All systems are ready to go for the much-awaited P4 billion Machine Readable Passport/Visa program, which could process reportedly passports in ten seconds. According to reports, the Foreign Affairs Department had already signed a contract with Bonifacio Cesar Aderico International to provide the equipment and technology for the project. "Everything is ready. In six months, we will have tamper-proof, fraud-free passports," said Franklin Ebdalin, department undersecretary for administration. Ebdalin said once the program is operational, applicants who want to renew their passports can have documents processed in ten seconds, allowing the department to accommodate as many as 5,000 applications daily. Without a computerized system, the department in Manila can only handle 2,000 applications a day. Documents such as identification cards, marriage and baptismal certificates, school records will no longer be necessary, too, because the computer could store the applicant's thumbmark, along with necessary information. "It's 'high-tech.' It's better than what the Americans have," Ebdalin said. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-23 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 433 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ten second passport processing nears, foreign affairs department readies new technology 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-23