MANILA, Philippines --- Senator Sonny Angara on Friday disclosed that more than 300 fake birth certificates linked to foreigners and Filipinos alike were used for Philippine passport applications in 2023. Angara, sponsor of the 2024 budget of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), said there were actually over 20,000 requests sent for document validation. "In fact, I am informed that between January and September this year, there were over 26,000 requests from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for validation of civil registry documents. As a result of that validation, 308 birth certificates were found to be fake," said Angara during the Senate's Friday d...Keep on reading: Over 300 fake birth certificates used to apply for PH passport