Just how powerful is the Philippine Passport? Not as powerful as passports from the first world countries and not as weak as those from the third world countries. That being said, the following are the countries and territories Philippine passport holders can visit without a need for prior visa.

1. Armenia – 120 days Visa on Arrival
2. Bolivia – 90 days
3. Brazil – 90 days
4. Brunei – 14 days
5. Burundi – 30 days Visa on Arrival
6. Cambodia – 21 days
7. Cape Verde – Visa on Arrival
8. Colombia – 90 days
9. Comoros – Visa on Arrival
10. Costa Rica – 30 days
11. Djibouti – Visa on Arrival
12. Dominica (NOT Dominican Republic) – 21 days
13. Ecuador – 90 days
14. Fiji – 4 months
15. Gambia – 90 days
16. Guinea-Bissau – 90 days Visa on Arrival
17. Haiti – 3 months
18. Hong Kong – 14 days
19. India – 30 Days Electronic Travel Authorization
20. Indonesia – 30 days
21. Israel – 3 months
22. Kenya – 3 months Visa on Arrival
23. Kyrgyzstan – 1 month Visa on Arrival
24. Laos –30 days
25. Macau – 30 days
26. Madagascar – 90 days Visa on Arrival
27. Malaysia – 30 days
28. Maldives – 30 days Visa on Arrival
29. Mali – Visa on Arrival
30. Marshall Islands – 90 days Visa on Arrival
31. Mauritania – Visa on Arrival
32. Micronesia – 30 days
33. Mongolia – 21 days
34. Morocco – Visa Not Required
35. Mozambique – 30 days Visa on Arrival
36. Myanmar –14 days
37. Nepal – 90 days Visa on Arrival
38. Nicaragua – 90 days Visa on Arrival
39. Palau – 30 days Visa on Arrival
40. Papua New Guinea – 60 days Visa on Arrival
41. Peru – 183 days
42. Rwanda – 90 days
43. Saint Lucia – 6 weeks Visa on Arrival
44. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 1 month
45. Samoa – 60 days Entry permit on Arrival
46. Seychelles – 1 month Visa on Arrival
47. Singapore – 30 days
48. Somalia – Visa on Arrival
49. Sri Lanka – 30 Days Electronic Travel Authorization
50. Suriname – 90 days
51. Tajikistan – 45 days Visa on Arrival
52. Tanzania – Visa on Arrival
53. Thailand – 30 days
54. Timor-Leste – 30 days Visa on Arrival
55. Togo – 7 days Visa on Arrival
56. Tuvalu – 1 month Visa on Arrival
57. Uganda – Visa on Arrival
58. Vanuatu – 30 days
59. Vietnam – 21 days
60. Zambia – 90 day Visa on Arrival

Visa on Arrival means that Filipinos still need to secure a valid visa and pay the required fees upon arrival in that particular country.

Some observations: most countries where a prior visa is not required for Filipinos are from the African and South American continents; most the these countries are third world nations; with the exception of countries from some ASEAN region, there are no direct and cheap flights from Manila to these countries.

On the other hand, these are the countries that allow Philippine passport holders to enter their territories provided he/she is a holder of a valid Schengen, US, UK, or Canada visa.

1. Albania – Schengen, US, UK
2. Andorra – Schengen
3. Antigua and Barbuda – US, Canada, Schengen, UK
4. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Schengen
5. Bulgaria – Schengen
6. Croatia – Schengen
7. Cyprus – Schengen
8. Dominican Republic – Canada, US, Schengen
9. El Salvador – Canada, US, Schengen
10. Guatemala – Canada, US, Schengen
11. Honduras – Canada, US, Schengen
12. Mexico – US
13. Macedonia – Schengen
14. Montenegro – Ireland, Schengen, UK, US
15. Nicaragua – Canada, US, Schengen
16. Romania – Schengen
17. Taiwan – Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Schengen, UK, US but must secure Online Travel Authority

Just in case you have time to travel, where would you like to go first? Share us your thoughts in the comments section.