List of Countries Philippines Passport Holders Can Visit Visa-Free

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We're planning to level up our blogging / vlogging so now we are trying to look for possible countries to visit to give Filipinos a personal taste of how it is like to travel at a foreign destination.

Filipinos can now access 66 international destinations without the need for a visa as seen from a chart prepared by CNN Philippines.

VISA-FREE TRAVEL FOR FILIPINOS

Here is the updated list of visa free international destinations for Philippine passport holders

ASIA
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• Hong Kong (special administrative region of China)
• Indonesia
• Kyrgyzstan *
• Laos
• Macao (special administrative region of China)
• Malaysia
• Maldives *
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal *
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka *
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan *
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste *
• Vietnam

AFRICA
• Benin *
• Cape Verde Islands *
• Comores Islands *
• Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
• Djibouti *
• Gambia
• Guinea-Bissau *
• Kenya *
• Madagascar *
• Malawi *
• Mauritania *
• Mauritius *
• Morocco
• Mozambique *
• Rwanda
• Seychelles *
• Somalia *
• Tanzania *
• Togo *
• Uganda *

OCEANIA
• Cook Islands
• Fiji
• Marshall Islands *
• Micronesia
• Niue
• Palau Islands *
• Papua New Guinea *
• Samoa *
• Tuvalu *
• Vanuatu

NORTH AMERICA
• Dominica
• Haiti
• St. Lucia *
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago *

SOUTH AMERICA
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Nicaragua *
• Peru
• Suriname

MIDDLE EAST
• Armenia *
• Iran *
• Israel
• Palestinian Territory

* visa on arrival

But here's the partial list of countries Philippines passport holders can visit Visa-free (with length of allowed stay):

Brunei Darussalam - grants Filipinos visa-free access for 14 days

Cambodia - does not require visas for trips up to 21 days

Indonesia - Visa-free travel to Indonesia covers trips up to 30 days

Laos - offers visa-free privileges to those who plan to stay for 30 days, at the most
Malaysia - Filipinos can enjoy a no-visa-required stay in Malaysia for 30 days

Singapore - travel policy lets Filipinos visit visa-free for up to 30 days

Sri Lanka - The visa travel arrangement between Sri Lanka and the Philippines allows for a maximum 30-day stay

Thailand - Filipinos can fly to Thailand without a visa and stay for a maximum of 30 days

Vietnam - Visa exemption rules in Vietnam permit trips of up to 21 days

Myanmar - Visa-free travel to Myanmar started in January 2014, for visits of up to 14 days

Israel - Filipinos do not need a visa to jet off to Israel, although the length of their stay should be within 90 days

India - issues Philippine passport holders a 30-day visa upon arrival at the airports of Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Kochi and Bangalore

Macau - Macau allows Philippine passport holders to visit and stay in their region for 30 days, without the need for any visa
Hong Kong - allows visa-free entry for trips not exceeding 14 days

Maldives - Filipinos can travel to Maldives without a getting a visa prior to arrival. On arrival to the island nation, a visa valid for 30 days is issued

Nepal - Filipinos get visas on arrival that are valid for 150 days and their passports must have at least 6 months validity on entry

Armenia - Filipinos can obtain Visa on arrival in Armenia. No supporting documents required. ... Submit your passport and application form in the visa application counter and pay 3000 AMD for single entry visa, valid for 21 days.

Philippine passport holders can also enter Korea VISA-FREE if they meet EITHER of the following conditions:

1. Having visited Korea at least 5 times in 2 years, or at least 11 visits in total.

2. In possessin of a) a valid visa or entry permit to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Japan, and b) a confirmed ticket leaving Korea for any of those countries within 30 days.

Investing in New Health & Safety Software for Cinemas

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Cinema health, safety and security is something you cannot take lightly. As a cinema owner or manager it is your responsibility to ensure your cinema staff and visitors can enjoy their big screen experience in a secure and comfortable environment.

Having a night out at the cinema to see the latest blockbuster film is often considered one of the safest forms of entertainment that a person can experience. However, just like any other public, leisure or entertainment facility, there are risks involved.

It is your job as cinema manager to ensure that your audience members can be rest-assured that you have put in place stringent health and safety procedures to protect them. It is important to take every step possible to comply with all current health and safety laws, and that you and your cinema staff follow best practices with regard to everyone's safety, both on and off the cinema premises.

Protecting your cinema staff

There is current Health and Safety legislation that applies to all work activities in the UK. This legislation applies to all staff regardless of them being UK nationals, foreigners or unpaid volunteers. As a cinema operator or manager, you cannot delegate your legal duties under current health and safety laws. This means that you must do the following to comply with current legislation:

· Assess and manage risks

· Define responsibilities and duties

· Have a system for managing health and safety

· Regularly review the process and procedures for managing risk

As an employer, you are required to have a robust health and safety management system in operation to help reduce or completely eliminate risks to your staff and anyone needing to carry out work on your premises, such as cleaning, repair and maintenance staff.

The size and complexity of your cinema operation will affect your health and safety management system, so you need to have a very flexible and user-friendly Health & Safety Software Management system in place that will allow you to review update and amend your H&S policies as and when needed.

Risk assessment and managing risks

The area of risk assessments is one of the most fundamental parts of successfully managing a cinema. You will not only need to conduct risk assessments for your cinema employees, but you will also need to conduct risk assessments for the cinema audience, which can present a whole different set of risks than your staff face.

You will need to take an in-depth look at all of your staff activities and assess what hazards are present in their day to day duties. You must also work out what risks your cinema audience is being exposed to when experiencing these hazards. Finding ways to reduce, control or completely eliminate risks will be your top priority here.

Keeping track of your health and safety policies and procedures with regard to staff members and cinema audience members will need to be generated separately and recorded separately. You can do this more successfully by using a cutting-edge health and safety software solution, such as the one created by Blue Lemon Health & Safety Software.

With this H&S management software in place you will be able to easily manage such tasks as:

· Create templates for common Risk Assessments

· Record Risk Assessments by site and by department

· Set review frequency for Risk Assessments

· Log all hazards for each Risk Assessment

· Log hazard severity, likelihood and risk rating

· Add control measures for each hazard

· Add actions for each hazard to reduce severity,likelihood & risk rating

· Review historical changes to all Risk Assessments

· Download and print Risk Assessments in a PDF format

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Lenovo Rolls Out Largest Portfolio OfIntel Optane™-Powered Devices in PH

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In a bid to deliver the latest technology to its customers in the Philippines, Lenovo, a global leader in PC and smart devices development, is announcing the launch of a portfolio of devices featuring Intel® Optane™ memory technology. It is designed to bring greater efficiency and a more powerful experience to all Filipinos customers.

Intel Optane is a system acceleration solution found in 8th Generation (or newer) Intel Core Processors that boosts a computer’s responsiveness to end-user requests, including launching applications, finding and moving large files, and even loading levels in video games. It is designed to store commonly used data and programs closer to the processor. The system can access information more quickly with improved overall system responsiveness.

Official benchmarking results have shown the technology to be delivering up to 65 percent faster gameplay and up to 5x faster web browsing.

“With the new range of devices that features Intel Optane technology, Lenovo users can now complete tasks significantly faster with shorter wait time than before. This is a huge boost in work efficiency and will allow students as well as working professionals greater productivity to achieve much more. In addition, the technology provides gamers a near-uninterruptible gaming experience, allowing them to fully immerse into their games,” saidLenovo Philippines Country General Manager Michael Ngan.

Ngan also notes the cost-effectiveness of Intel Optane devices; its abilities allow HDD (Hard Drive Disk) systems to run nearly as fast as devices with expensive SSDs (Solid-state Drive), removing the need for users to upgrade.

The technology is now available on Lenovo’s latest product range that runs on Intel’s 8thGeneration processors and upwards, including the following:

● Legion Y530-15ICH – with 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H processor; PHP 78,995

● IdeaPad 330-17ICH – with 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H processor; PHP 64,995

● IdeaPad 330S-15IKB – with 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U processor; PHP 55,995

● IdeaPad 330S-15IKB – with 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U processor; PHP 42,995



Continuing innovation

The release of Intel Optane-powered devices is just part of Lenovo’s objectives in bringing innovative technology to the market. This partnership with Intel is specifically aimed at providing end users across demographics with powerful devices that deliver high performance in every task. Lenovo is expected to release other products across its consumer, commercial, and enterprise lineups with Intel® Optane™ to make the technology’s benefits more accessible to the public.

“Be it at work or play, slow loading time can impact user experience. In more serious cases, it can lead to decreased productivity and revenue loss for businesses. Our partnership with Intel aims to help users avoid these unnecessary problems, by providing a seamless and near-uninterruptible experience to all Lenovo users,” said Ngan.

Intel Optane-powered Lenovo devices are available in major electronics stores.