What makes the e-passport unique?
The Philippine e-passport has a number of unique and state-of-the-art features. For one, it utilizes contactless microchip technology so all the information that is stored in the embedded chip can be read and verified at a close distance. An e-passport also contains the following: an integrated photograph of the holder, a digitized secondary photo, and an electronic print of the holder’s signature. It is also equipped with obvious and hidden security features such as Invisible Personal Information (IPI), letterscreen, microprinting, and UV reactive ink. How is the e-passport different from other kind of passports? With the machine readable passport, stored information can be read manually by using a machine. This is possible because it contains a machine-readable zone (MRZ) that is printed according to the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). On the other hand, the e-passport has a machine-readable zone and at the same time also contains an embedded IC
