TWO Filipino lawmakers filed a resolution on July 28, 2014 to call for a single-visa scheme among the 10 member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), in preparation for the Asean economic integration in 2015.

According to a report, Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez and his brother Representative Maximo Rodriguez filed House Resolution 1313 urging the Department of Foreign Affairs to engage other Asean countries to discuss this system, which is similar the European Union’s unified visa system or Schengen visa that applies to their 26-member states. The proposed scheme aims to save time and resources in securing travel documents for each country of destination.

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