Here’s All The Countries Pinoys Can Visit Without A Visa

 News
Oct 172017
 

With Taiwan going visa-free for regular passport holders come November 1st, many Filipinos are undoubtedly already looking to visit our neighbors to the north to try out xiao long bao, stinky tofu and all the wonderful cusine that the island has to offer. But did you know that there’s a bunch of other countries that Pinoys can also visit without needing a visa?

There’s around 61 countries, in fact that you can visit without having to apply for a visa, though there are a few caveats for some of these. Korea, for example, only allow you to visit Jeju island without a visa, while Azerbijan and Georgia allows for a visa-free visit only if you hold a valid visa for Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Schengen countries, the UK and the US. And contraty to popular belief, there is a country in Europe that you can visit without needing a visa.

Without further ado, check out the full list below:

ASEAN:

  • Brunei Darussalam (14 days)
  • Cambodia (21 days)
  • Indonesia (30 days)
  • Laos (30 days)
  • Malaysia (14 days)
  • Myanmar (14 days)
  • Singapore (30 days)
  • Thailand (30 days)
  • Vietnam (30 days)

ASIA:

  • Azerbaijan (30 days, must have valid visa for Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Schengen countries, the UK and the US)
  • Taiwan (30 days, starting from November 1)
  • Georgia (90 days, must have valid visa for Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Schengen countries, the UK and the US)
  • Hong Kong
  • India (30 days, visa issued upon arrival)
  • Iran (15 days visa issued upon arrival)
  • Israel (90 days)
  • South Korea (30 days, only for Jeju Island)
  • Macau (30 days)
  • Maldives (30 days, visa issued on arrival)
  • Mongolia (21 days)
  • Nepal (90 days, visa issued on arrival)
  • Sri Lanka (30 days, visa issued on arrival)
  • Timor Leste (30 days)

EUROPE:

  • Kosovo (30 days)

OCEANIA:

  • Cook Islands (31 days)
  • Fiji (120 days)
  • Marshall Islands (30 days, visa issued on arrival)
  • Micronesia (30 days)
  • Niue (30 days)
  • Palau (30 days, visa issued on arrival)
  • Samoa (60 days, visitor’s permit)
  • Tuvalu (30 days, visa issued on arrival)
  • Vanuatu (30 days)

NORTH AMERICA:

  • Costa Rica (30 days, visitor’s permit)
  • Dominica (21 days)
  • Haiti (90 days)
  • Nicaragua (90 days, visa issued on arrival)
  • Saint Lucia (42 days)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (30 days, visa on arrival)
  • Turks and Caicos Islands (30 days)

SOUTH AMERICA:

  • Bolivia (90 days)
  • Brazil (90 days)
  • Colombia (90 days)
  • Ecuador (90 days)
  • Peru (183 days)
  • Suriname (90 days)

AFRICA:

  • Burundi (30 days)
  • Cape Verde (visa on arrival)
  • Comoros (visa on arrival)
  • Djibouti (30 days, visa on arrival)
  • Gambia (90 days)
  • Kenya (90 days, visa on arrival)
  • Madagascar (90 days, visa on arrival)
  • Morocco (90 days)
  • Mozambique (30 days, visa on arrival)
  • Saint Helena (visa on arrival)
  • Seychelles (30 days, visitor’s permit)
  • Tanzania (30 days, visa on arrival)
  • Togo (7 days, visa on arrival)
  • Uganda (visa on arrival)
  • Zambia (90 days, visa on arrival)

 

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PH climbs 10 ranks in World Happiness Index

 News
Apr 102017
 
PH climbs 10 ranks in World Happiness Index

Filipinos are known to be one of the happiest people in the world and we continue to prove it as the Philippines ranks 72nd among 155 countries on the 2017 World Happiness Report. [via We the Pvblic] The Philippines reached high scores in the following happiness index measures: social support area measure (1.254) gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (0.858) freedom to create life choices (0.585) health life expectancy (0.468) generosity (0.194) perceptions of corruption (0.099) The Philippines climbed 10 notches from its 82 nd place in the 2016 Happiness Index, making it one of the top 20 countries in Changes of Happiness from 2005-2007 to 2014-2016. In Asia, Singapore is the happiest country, at No. 26 overall, followed by Thailand (32), Taiwan (33), Malaysia (42), Japan (51), Hong Kong (71), Philippines (72), China (79) and Indonesia (81).  Norway was recognized as the world’s happiest country followed by Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, Finland, Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Sweden. The World Happiness Report annual ranking of 155 countries published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network under the United Nations defines happiness as “considered to be the proper measure of social progress and the goal of public policy.”   The post PH climbs 10 ranks in World Happiness Index appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: PHL climbs 7 notches in global competitiveness index Filipinos are happiest workers in Asia – JobStreet.com PHL jumps 8 notches in World Economic Freedom index PH one of the world’s best to raise a family Read More …

PHL, New Zealand to launch working holiday scheme

 Entertainment
Feb 062014
 
PHL, New Zealand to launch working holiday scheme

President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomes the non-resident Ambassadors from Different countries during their Presentation of Credentials held at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Monday (June 10) in photo is Department Of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario. (MNS photo) Another significant milestone in Philippines-New Zealand bilateral relations has been reached with the launch of the Working Holiday Scheme (WHS). Effective 05 February 2014, Filipinos and New Zealanders, ages 18 to 30 years, will be able to apply for the WHS visa allowing them the opportunity to stay for one year in New Zealand and the Philippines, respectively, for leisure, holiday or temporary work. WHS participants may enroll in training or study for a maximum period of three months or work for one year with a limit of three months per employer. They will have to leave the country at the end of the temporary 12-month entry visa.  A quota of 100 WHS visas per year will be issued to successful Filipino applicants and the same number to successful New Zealand applicants. The arrangement on the WHS, the first of its kind for the Philippines and one of 34 arrangements with other countries for New Zealand, was signed between Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert F. Del Rosario and Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully and witnessed by President Benigno S. Aquino III and Prime Minister John Key in Wellington on 23 October 2012. The implementation of the WHS is expected to generate closer people-to-people understanding and goodwill Read More …

Business Highlights: Hollywood struggles against new film meccas

 Economy
Dec 272013
 
Business Highlights: Hollywood struggles against new film meccas

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the old days, filmmakers flocked to Hollywood for its abundant sunshine, beautiful people and sandy beaches. But today a new filmmaking diaspora is spreading across the globe to places like Vancouver, London and Wellington, New Zealand. Fueled by politicians doling out generous tax breaks, filmmaking talent is migrating to where the money is. The result is an incentives arms race that pits California against governments around the world and allows powerful studios —with hundreds of millions of dollars at their disposal— to cherry-pick the best deals. The most recent iteration of the phenomenon came earlier this month when James Cameron announced plans to shoot and produce the next three “Avatar” sequels largely in New Zealand. What Cameron gets out of the deal is a 25 percent rebate on production costs, as long as his company spends at least $413 million on the three films. ___ Hollywood poised for best-ever box-office year LOS ANGELES (AP) — Despite a string of summertime flops, Hollywood is expected to have a banner year at the domestic box office, coming in just shy of $11 billion, the largest annual take ever. But because of higher ticket prices, actual attendance at North American theaters remained flat after a decade of decline. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 With the current domestic box-office tally nearly 1 percent ahead of last year at this time, 2013 could surpass 2012’s overall haul of $10.8 billion by more than $100 million, according Read More …

New Zealand provides P30-M assistance to PH quake, flood victims

 News
Nov 042013
 
New Zealand provides P30-M assistance to PH quake, flood victims

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