The Philippine passport is one notch more powerful this year, according to the recently released 2020 Henley Passport Index.
The Philippines is now at number 76, together with the country of Azerbaijan. This allow passport holders to visit 67 countries visa-free, including:
Asia
1. Brunei
2. Cambodia
3. Hong Kong (SAR China)
4. Indonesia
5. Kazakhstan
6. Kyrgyzstan *
7. Laos
8. Macao (SAR China)
9. Malaysia
10. Maldives *
11. Mongolia
12. Myanmar
13. Nepal *
14. Singapore
15. Sri Lanka **
16. Taiwan
17. Tajikistan *
18. Thailand
19. Timor-Leste *
20. Vietnam
Africa
21. Cape Verde Islands *
22. Comoros *
23. Cote d'Ivoire
24. Gambia
25. Guinea-Bissau *
26. Kenya *
27. Madagascar *
28. Malawi *
29. Mauritania *
30. Mauritius *
31. Morocco
32. Mozambique *
33. Rwanda
34. Senegal
35. Seychelles *
36. Somalia *
37. Tanzania *
38. Togo *
39. Uganda *
Oceania
40. Cook Islands
41. Fiji
42. Marshall Islands *
43. Micronesia
44. Niue
45. Palau Islands *
46. Papua New Guinea *
47. Samoa *
48. Tuvalu *
49. Vanuatu
Caribbean
50. Barbados
51. Dominica
52. Haiti
53. St. Lucia *
54. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
55. Trinidad and Tobago *
Americas
56. Bolivia
57. Brazil
58. Colombia
59. Costa Rica
60. Ecuador
61. Nicaragua *
62. Peru
63. Suriname
Middle East
64. Armenia *
65. Iran *
66. Israel
67. Palestinian Territory
* Visa on arrival
** eTA (electronic travel authority)
The Japanese passport remains to be the most powerful passport in the world, with visa-free entry to 191 countries. It's followed by Singapore with 190, then Germany and South Korea with 189. Finland and Italy come in fifth with visa-free entry to 188 countries.
The Henley Passport Index's rankings "is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which maintains the world's largest and most accurate database of travel information."