There are now 67 countries that offer visa-free access to Philippine passport holders

Philippine passport holders can now travel to 67 countries without a visa.

According to the 2020 Henley Passport Index, the Philippines moves a notch higher than its 2019 ranking to sit on the 76th spot.

The Philippine ranking is at par with Azerbaijan.

Philippines neighboring countries in Southeast Asia took higher spots in the ranking including Malaysia (13th spot), Brunei (23rd), Timor Leste (57th), Thailand (65th), and Indonesia (72nd). 

Japan is on the top spot of the ranking with 191 destinations accessible to its passport holders, while Singapore is at a close second spot with 190 visa-free countries accessible to its passport holders.

The Henley Passport Index ranks the world's passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without visa. According to its website, "the ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world's largest and most accurate database of travel information, and enhanced by ongoing research by Henley & Partners Research Department."  

Here are the 67 countries that Philippine passport holders can visit visa-free:

Barbados
Bolivia
Brazil
Brunei
Cambodia
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Dominica
Ecuador
Fiji
Gambia
Haiti
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Israel
Kazakhstan
Laos
Macao
Malaysia
Micronesia
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
Niue
Palestinian Territory
Peru
Rwanda
Senegal
Singapore
St. Vincent & the Grenadines Suriname
Taiwan
Thailand
Vanuatu
Vietnam

Some countries hand out visas to Philippine passport holders upon arrival including:

Armenia
Cape Verde Islands
Comoros Islands
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Nepal
Nicaragua
Palau Islands
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Seychelles
Somalia
Sri Lanka
St. Lucia
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Trinidad and TObago
Tuvalu
Uganda

— Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News