Manila, April 21 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Minors Travelling Abroad (MTA) program, has issued a warning against unauthorized Facebook pages and groups offering services to expedite the processing of travel clearances.

In an advisory, the DSWD MTA clarified that Facebook pages such as Blackbox Travel and Tourism, Flightdeck Junielen Taniola, and Blackboxph Travel Corporation have no affiliation with the DSWD.

The said pages reportedly offer to streamline processes for flights, visas, tours, including travel clearances.

Some related online groups have also amassed up to 2,200 members, raising concerns over the spread of unverified and potentially misleading information.

In a statement Tuesda...