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PH passport is 67th most 'powerful' in the world

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/generic/ph-passport.jpg "/></figure></div>MANILA - Filipinos can enter 62 countries visa-free, making the Philippine passport the world&#x27;s 67th most powerful in the world, according to 2018 rankings from Passport Index.Germany topped this year&#x27;s list, with German passport holders able to enter 161 countries without a visa. Tied at second place were Singapore, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Italy, France, Spain and South Korea.The Philippines ranked 67th from 66th place last year, when Philippine passport holders had visa-free access to 61 countries.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/10/26/17/how-powerful-is-the-philippine-passport-not-much-says-study">How powerful is the Philippine passport? Not much, says study </a></li></ul>The Philippines tied with Zimbabwe and Zambia, whose citizens also have visa-free privileges in 62 countries.Afghanistan was at bottom of the 2018 ranking with visa-free access to just 25 countries.<a href="https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php">Passport Index </a>ranks passports worldwide based on the cross-border access a holder has. It was developed by Canada-based global consultancy Arton Capital.Included in the rankings are a total of 199 countries, of which 193 are United Nations member countries and 6 are territories namely Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, Kosovo, Palestinian Territory and the Vatican.

Filipinos can enter 62 countries visa-free, making the Philippine passport the world's 67th most powerful in the world, according to 2018 rankings from Passport Index.

Filipinos can enter 62 countries visa-free, making the Philippine passport the world's 67th most powerful in the world, according to 2018 rankings from Passport Index.