So you have a brand new passport that smells good, and you are itching to use it right away.

Good news: In this day of budget airlines and promo fares, there is no better time to travel.

Even better news: there are so many countries that we Filipinos can visit without a visa — this is on top of our ASEAN neighbors. 🙂

Here is a list that I compiled from doyouneedvisa.com. I cannot guarantee that it is 100% correct. When in doubt, we can just call the embassy directly. For example, India was not in the website list. I just knew someone who got a visa after arrival in Mumbai.

Visa free:
Bermuda – 21 days maximum stay
Bolivia – 21 days
Brazil – 59 days
Brunei – 21 days
Cambodia – 21 days
Colombia – 21 days
Cook Islands – 21 days
Costa Rica – 21 days
Dominica – 21 days
Ecuador – 21 days
El Salvador – 21 days
Fiji – 21 days
Haiti – 21 days
Hong Kong – 7 days
Indonesia – 21 days
Israel – 21 days
Kosovo – 90 days
Laos – 21 days
Macau – 7 days
Malaysia – 21 days
Micronesia – 21 days
Mongolia – 21 days
Montserrat – 21 days
Morocco – 21 days
Myanmar – 14 days
Niue – 21 days
Peru – 21 days
Taiwan – 30 days (see Notes below)
Saint Kitts and Nevis – 21 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 30 days
Singapore – 30 days
Suriname – 120 days
Thailand – 30 days
Turks and Caicos – 30 days
Vanuatu – 30 days
Vietnam – 21 days

Visa upon arrival
Armenia – 120 days maximum stay
Azerbaijan – 30 days
Bangladesh – 90 days
Belarus – ?
Comoros – 21 days
Djibouti – 21 days
East Timor – 30 days
Egypt – 15 days
Georgia – ?
India – 30 days (Mumbai and New Delhi airports only)
Iraq – note that most Philippine passport holders (aka ordinary passport) are not allowed to travel to Iraq.
Jordan – ?
Kenya – 21 days
Madagascar – 21 days
Maldives – 21 days
Marshall Islands – 21 days
Mozambique – 21 days
Nepal – 21 days
Nicaragua – 21 days
Pakistan – 30 days
Palau – 30 days
Saint Lucia – 21 days
Samoa – 60 days
Sao Tome and Principe – 30 days – not Ranma’s country 🙂
Seychelles – 30 days
Sri Lanka – 30 days
Tajikistan – 45 days
Tanzania – 21 days
Togo – 7 days
Tuvalu – 30 days
Uganda – 21 days
Zambia – 90 days

I will update this list as soon as I have new information. In the meantime, happy trip! 🙂

Notes:
1. Edited on 15 Jan 2014 – added Myanmar to list. Philippine passport holders can now enter Myanmar without a visa starting 4 Jan 2014. Bagan and Rangoon, here I come!
2. Taiwan – Provided that passport holder has never worked in Taiwan as a blue-collar worker and is currently holding valid visas or permanent resident cards of U.S.A., Canada, Japan, U.K., EU Schengen, Australia and New Zealand.

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