Hahaha! I was trying to re-invent the wheel without knowing it. It turns out that my little project has already been carried out by Wikipedia. Thanks to a friend, I was referred to this wiki article which says there are 62 countries in total where Pinoys can travel to visa-free or where visa upon arrival is possibly available (but not certain), and lists them down according to geographical regions. The article relied on data organized by Northwest Airlines, apparently similar to what Delta Air is using; and in case in some countries, no source was cited or the cited source does not really say as much as the wiki article claims. (And Cyprus was not mentioned.)
From the lists I made below, you can see that there are:
- 32 countries where Pinoys may travel visa-free,
- or 40 countries if you add the 8 countries where Pinoys may obtain a visa upon entry, "probably" free of charge.
- In contrast, according to our DFA, there are 145 countries whose nationals can enter the Philippines visa-free for up to 21 days (up to 90 days for Brazil and Israel).
According to the maximum length of stay (and not counting countries that issue visa upon arrival for a fee), Pinoys are treated more favorably in 20 countries, and just as favorably in 6 countries compared to the way the Philippines itself treats those countries. Pinoys can stay visa-free for up to 6 months in Bermuda; 3 months in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Israel, Morocco, and Peru; 59 days in Bolivia; 31 days in Cook Islands; and 1 month in Costa Rica, Micronesia, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Niue, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turks and Calcos Islands, and Vanuatu. Pinoys can stay the same number of days (21 days) visa-free in Cambodia, Dominica, Mongolia, and Vietnam as we allow nationals of these countries to stay in ours.
Since the Philippines apparently requires visas from nationals of Sri Lanka, Turks and Calcos Islands and Vanuatu, we are treating them treating them rather un-neighborly.
Pinoys themselves are treated disfavorably by 105 countries (or probably 113 countries if the 8 countries are added). Pinoys need a visa to enter these countries but their nationals do not need any visa to enter the Philippines and stay up to 21 days. They are not just the rich countries like the US, Japan, Italy, etc., but countries much poorer than the Philippines in terms of Human Development Index like Somalia, Papua New Guinea, Chad, and Burkina Faso.
COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES WHERE PINOYS CAN TRAVEL VISA-FREE AS TOURISTS (as per Northwest Airline data):
A
B Bermuda (up to 6 months)
Bolivia (up to 59 days)
Brazil (up to 90 days)
Brunei (up to 14 days)
C Cambodia (up to 21 days)
Colombia (up to 90 days)
Cook Islands (up to 31 days)
Costa Rica (up to 30 days)
Cyprus (onward transit only for up to 5 days)
D Dominica (up to 21 days)
E Ecuador (up to 90 days)
F Federated States of Micronesia (up to 30 days)
G
H Haiti (up to 3 months)
Hongkong (up to 14 days)
I Indonesia (up to 30 days)
Israel (up to 3 months)
J
K
L Laos (up to 30 days)
M Macau (up to 30 days)
Malaysia (up to 1 month)
Mongolia (up to 21 days)
Morocco (up to 3 months)
N Niue (up to 30 days)
O
P Peru (up to 90 days)
Q
R
S Saint Vincent and the Granadines (up to 1 month)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (up to 14 days)
Seychelles (up to 1 month)
Singapore (up to 30 days)
South Korea (up to 30 days)
Sri Lanka (up to 30 days) *
T Thailand (up to 30 days)
Turks and Calcos Islands (up to 30 days) *
U
V Vanuatu (up to 30 days)*
Vietnam (up to 21 days)
W
X
Y
Z
Total No.: 32 countries
* The Philippines requires visas from nationals of these countries.
COUNTRIES WHERE PINOYS CAN OBTAIN A VISA UPON ARRIVAL PROBABLY FOR FREE
I say "probably" because the data of Northwest Airline does not indicate the fee but the wiki article assumes its free of charge. So, I'm relying here on knowledge by reputation only. (If I have the time, I just might call up their consulates to check this.)
Egypt (limited to South Sinai only) (up to 14 days)
Fiji (up to 6 months)
Maldives (up to 30 days)
Marshall Islands (up to 30 days)
Palau (up to 30 days)
Samoa (up to 60 days) - a "Visitor's Permit" is issued instead of a visa.
Tajikistan (up to 45 days)
Tuvalu (up to 1 month)
Total No.: 8 countries
COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS MAY ENTER THE PHILIPPINES VISA-FREE FOR UP TO 21 DAYS BUT DEMANDS A TOURIST VISA FROM PINOYS
I'm counting in the countries issuing visas upon arrival, but for a fee (indicated if in US dollars).
A Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
B Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Benin
Bhutan
Botswana
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso (visa upon arrival for stays up to 3 monts)
Burundi
C Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Comoros
Congo
Cote d’Ivoire
Czech Republic
D Denmark
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti (visa upon arrival for stays up to 10 days or 1 month depending on the fee)
Dominican Republic
E El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
F Fiji
Finland
France
G Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
H Honduras
Hungary
I Iceland
Ireland
Italy
J Jamaica
Japan
K Kenya (visa upon arrival for stays up to 3 months for USD 50)
Kiribati
Kuwait
L Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
M Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco
Mozambique (visa upon arrival for stays up to 30 days for USD 25)
Myanmar
N Namibia
Nepal (visa upon arrival for stays up to 60 days for USD 30)
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Norway
O Oman
P Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Poland
Portugal
Q Qatar
R Romania
Rwanda
S Santa Lucia (visa upon arrival for stays up to 6 weeks for USD 50)
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Slovakia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
T Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Tuvalu
U Uganda (visa upon arrival for stays up to 6 months for USD 50)
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
Uruguay
V Venezuela
Z Zambia (visa upon arrival for USD25-80)
Zimbabwe
Coming Next: Nationals of which countries need a visa to enter the Philippines
have to take out South Korea from the first list COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES WHERE PINOYS CAN TRAVEL VISA-FREE AS TOURISTS (as per Northwest Airline data). this only applies to pinoys who already have visas in certain countries like US and Japan, not Pinoys in general.
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