BATANES SOON TO BE WITHIN YOUR REACH

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Good news last Friday, April 19!

Cito Beltran, in his column in The Philippine Star, wrote about the "probing flights" of Philippine Airlines to one of the fast becoming popular destination in the Philippines, Batanes.

The current round trip airfare to Batanes averages P 16,000.00, almost comparable to the airfare charged for regular international flights to Asian destinations.

Mr. Beltran mentioned that if all goes well, Philippine Airlines' "probing flights" to Batanes will cut the round trip airfare to one half or one third of the current price.

This welcome news would soon let me tick off Batanes from my bucket list : ). As Mr. Beltran said, it's time to research and save for that dream trip to Batanes on Philippine Airlines.

Is visiting Batanes in your bucket list? Tell us in the comments if you, too are excited for that day when a trip to Batanes becomes more affordable to come!

VISA-FREE TRAVEL IN 62 COUNTRIES FOR FILIPINOS (PHILIPPINE NATIONALS)

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Is travelling or exploring the world included in your  bucket list or dream-come-true file? Me too!

But at the same time are you worried that you will be limited because you need to worry about applying for a visa and not sure if you will eventually get approved?

Worry not  my friend!  We found out that we can actually fulfill that bucket list!

Scroll down further below and you can see that we, Filipinos, are actually allowed to go to 62 countries without the hassle and worry of applying for a visa. 

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Here is the link page from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Filipino_citizens

For other requirements and perhaps fee updates though, please do ensure to log on to the Embassy website of the country or city you wish to go to.

Alternatively, I found this great website as well, http://www.visahq.ph/visas.php, that will link you straight up to the full visa requirements of the country/city of your choice.

AFRICA	Conditions of Access
Burundi	Visa issued upon arrival
Cape Verde	Visa issued upon arrival for EUR25 A free 24-hr transit visa issued upon arrival at the airport
Comores	Within 24 hrs. this must be converted into a full visa at the immigration office in Moroni
Djibouti	10 days visa issued upon arrival for DJF3,000; 30 days visa issued upon arrival for DJF5,000
Gambia	At port of entry passport 24-72 hr. transit pass is issued. This must be converted into a full visa valid up to 1 month at the immigration department in Banjui
Kenya	90 days visa issued upon arrival for US$25
Madagascar	90 days visa issued upon arrival for MGA140,000
Mali	Visa issued upon arrival
Morocco	90 days
Mozambique	30 days issued upon arrival for US$25
Saint Helena	Visa issued upon arrival
Seychelles	30 days
Tanzania	Visa issued upon arrival for US$50
Togo	7 days issued upon arrival
Uganda	180 days visa issued upon arrival for US$50
Zambia	90 days visa issued upon arrival for US$50
ASIA – ASEAN
Brunei	14 days
Cambodia	21 days
Indonesia	30 days
Laos	30 days
Malaysia	30 days
Myanmar	28 day visa issued upon arrival for US$40
Singapore	30 days
Thailand	30 days
Vietnam	21 days
ASIA – NON ASEAN
Georgia	90 days visa issued upon arrival for GEL50 – for a 90 day, single entry visa; GEL100 for a 360, multiple entry visa
Hongkong	14 days
India	30 days visa issued upon arrival for US$60
Iran	30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
Israel	90 days
Macau	30 days
Maldives	30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
Mongolia	21 days
Nepal	15/30/90 days visa issued upon arrival for US$25/40/100
Sri Lanka	30 days
Taiwan	30 days if holding a valid visa for Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Schengen countries, United Kingdom, United States// online registration required
Timor-Leste	30 days visa issued upon arrival for US$30
EUROPE
Kosovo	90 days
OCEANIA
Cook Islands	31 days
Fiji	120 days Visitor’s permit issued upon arrival (free of charge)
Marshall Islands	30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
Federated States of Micronesia	30 days
Niue	30 days
Palau	30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
Samoa	60 days Visitor’s permit issued upon arrival (free of charge)
Tuvalu	30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
Vanuatu	30 days
NORTH AMERICA
Costa Rica	30 days
Dominica	21 days
Haiti	90 days
Nicaragua	30 days visa issued upon arrival for US$50
Saint Kitts and Nevis	14 days
Saint Lucia	6 weeks visa issued upon arrival for US$50
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	30 days
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