DISCLOSURE: Please refer to the statement of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., on this issue.
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Washington, D.C. – The State Department today announced a life-changing new policy for Filipinos. Visas will no longer be required to travel to the United States. The policy to take the Philippines off the list of countries whose citizens are required to obtain visas for travel to the U.S. is effective immediately.
The new policy comes on the heels of a recent survey showing that an overwhelming majority of Filipinos have a favorable view of the United States. The Philippines ranked first in a global survey on the image of the United States worldwide, beating even the U.S. itself when it comes to a favorable view on the American people.
According to the 2013 Global Attitudes Project of the Pew Research Center in Washington DC, the Philippines got an 85 percent score, the highest, when people were asked “Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of the US?”
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that the State Department made this monumental decision as a way to reward the Filipinos for making the U.S. really look good in the survey.
With this new policy, the U.S. is now added to the list of 25 countries which do not require travel visas for Filipinos. These countries include most of the Philippines’ Southeast Asian neighbors as well as some countries in Latin America including Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru and Bolivia.
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The “no visa” policy comes just in time for the visit to the Philippines later this month by U.S. President Barack Obama.
UPDATE: Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in Manila asked that Filipinos refrain from calling the consular office to avoid its phone system from crashing. Instead, people are being asked to download and complete the biographical form and submit it to the embassy, along with four 2×2 colored ‘selfie’ photos at least one week before they depart for the U.S. The biographical form will be filed by the embassy for reference just in case Filipinos overstay in the U.S. The no-visa policy for Filipinos is good for 60 days stay in all states except Alaska.
The Adobo Chronicles 
Hay naku react ng react ng hindi alam sinasabi maga mahilig kayo kasing maki sawsaw na hindi nyo naman alam kung saan kayo suma sawsaw bagu kasi pumasok at makialam siguraduhin alam mo at naiintindihan mo sinasalihan mo. Super obvious naman sa title palang Adobo Chronicles. Kayo talaga oh…
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I like that,im planning to send my children to university in college there in U.S,if gods well.
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I just want Adobo!
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this is a good news…we must try..,thank you U.S.A.:)
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You better stop making hoax. stop being daft!
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http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/visit/visa-waiver-program.html
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I had fun reading the comments more than the article itself (although i would say that it was cleverly written, achieving the purpose of the author) … Has anyone read the About page of this site before commenting?
“Everything you read on this site is based on fact, except for the lies.”
“We abide by the highest standards of creative writing and intend to make this site as respectable as possible to the extent allowed by our fertile mind.”
“When writing stories for this blog, we let the news sizzle and simmer in our mind in a mixture of fact and fiction, then we spice it up with figments of our imagination.”
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I don’t believe this. Its not true. Big joke. Lol 😜
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Why do I have a feeling I know you?
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joyce kaya ka nga nasa adobo chronicle everything is joke… hellllooo ok ka lang….
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dream on maybe… why not?
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April fools… Adobong walang suka sinungaling…kaya pala unbelievable
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I want to see another adobo article that Philippines is now the 51st State of the United States of America.
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haha. Actually there already was one sometime ago: https://adobochronicles.com/2013/07/13/philippines-the-51st-u-s-state/
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Jude we will become not only 51 state of USA but we will become the capital kasi magpapatayo ng white house sa Manila
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i’ll come out with a similar newspaper:” Sinigang Hot News”
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Buti kapa pete nag iisip at alam mo kung what is adobo chronicle is all about. Bukod sa may sense of humor ka may utak ka.
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Hope, yong nagbalita nito kung hindi totoo, MAPARUSAHAN! Niloloko niyo kapwa kababayan niyo. Huwag naman ganyan, pinagmumukha niyong mga Tanga ang Filipinos….
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I dunno why some people take this seriously. Lighten up! This is a satire. It’s supposed to be funny. Well, apparently not for some people…
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Too serious and gullible are we…Lighten up…:)
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pasusahan mo mukha mo oseta hello ok ka lang saan ka mag susumbong sa adobo supreme court. kakainis ka
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Kaya nga adobe eh…. Tsk tsk
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hahaha
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tsk… tsk… tsk… marami pa din ang hindi nakakakilala kay Adobo Chronicles
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you dont even need to search the web. or ask. if you just read the article you’d see this..
” along with four 2×2 colored ‘selfie’ photos at least one week before they depart for the U.S. “
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Guys it’s ADOBO news? No news here is serious, it’s a joke, how would you submit a selfie picture for VISA?
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Sam glad you know it… di gaya ng iba diyan hindi nag iisip. walang common sense.
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I need restaurant jobs
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It’s a little late for an April fools joke…..ROTFL!
The 2×2 selfie was a dead giveaway….haha
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha something to look forward to….. or laugh about! so, take it lightly
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I hope this is true. ..One of my dream to visit my cousin in mary land u.s.a…Thank you for the government of United States If this is true…
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Unfortunately, this is NOT TRUE. If in doubt (with any article posted in the net, I suggest you Google it, to find out )
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isa kapa….hellloooooo alam mo ba kung ano ang adobo chronicle is all about…
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Thankfully it is not true. Gen Pershing has problems with radical Islamic fundamentalist even before the radicalization of Islam throughout the world.
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fuck you nag post nito! ulol! thanks for helping your fellow pinoys! thats y hindi aasenso ang country natin bec of ppl like you!
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Hoy Orale yong comment mo bagay sayo. Ok ka lang pasok ka ng pasok ng hindi nag iisip. where is your common sense. paki pulot sa lupa baka nalaglag
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Hahaha.. i’m sure this will go viral… tapos lalabas sa news.. and someone will be penalized for making this hoax.. Selfie pic to jail.. amf..
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siguradong may senate investigation to! ^_^
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Hala may pa senate senate ka pang nalalaman mag basa ng mabuti bagu mag react.
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true good to be true kala ko makakashopping nako sa US lahat kami citizen except pinoy immigrant kasama ko fake news ….apply na lang ns US visa
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Hey! This is really true but they had to inform the Airport and the Ships to stop processing non-immigrants because they ran out of filing cabinets to place the forms and color selfies. The Embassy says to check back next week when they receive 10,000,000 filing cabinets and a place to put all the cabinets.
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JC i guess your right kasi yong application ko na delay dahil naubusan daw ng folder. bibili palang sila ng addition folder at envelop
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hoax
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Thanks…I believe that United State deserve a favorable comment.
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I LOVE UNITED STATES
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Philippines is not listed as a “member country.”
http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-visawaiverinfo.asp#members
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I was surprised LOL! I dout it this isn’t true…I am legal resident here New York City…Its a good big favor kung e lagalized nalang ng america yong mga TNT na matagal nang naninirhan dito or anywhere in US. 🙂
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Seriously?
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guys! read comments before asking. -_-
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Good grief. It’s called SATIRE people!
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I bet this is because oil was found off the coast of some islands in the Philippians other country’s like China and even Japans trying to claim it so now U.S. is helping Philippians to get a piece of the action doing this would just make use look better as an ally to them in the end its all about the Benjamin…. or should I say Oil…
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Philippians?
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This awesome
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I know you want to be like th Onion but you shouldn’t troll the internet like this.
My wife and I are very sad this is a bullshit article. This has popped up in several
Places with excited Pinoy’s some with foreign spouses getting there hopes up
That this is true. It isn’t funny, it’s cruel.
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To good to be TRUE.
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Sorry Guys this seems to be a very late April fools joke
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US Government is tracking you down now.. Fuck You for whoever made this..
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This is a hoax! For one thing, visa applicationis a multi-Billion dollar income generating scheme of US embassies around the world. One more thing, hindi papayag ang CIA and Homeland Security sinced they considered the NPAs, Abu Sayaff, etc., as terrorist organizations kaya high-risk classification ng RP.
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natawa naman ako dun sa mga nagmamadaling tumawag sa US Embassy at nagcomment ng mga “is this for real” at mga umaasa sa post na eto.. research research lang kapag may time.. gusto nyo punta Amerika, eh di apply kayo visa!!! duhh
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correct at napakalaking check kasi naman ang utak hindi hinahanap gamitin nalang he he he
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This will never happen in the US. If this was going to be true..The US would allow Mexico before the Philippines..don’t you think?. We have so many illegal aliens from Mexico that are currently working our agricultral fields. So don’t get your hopes into this. This is just another hoax created by this website. In truth, If you believe this..then you believe in Flying Pigs..LOL
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I verified with the U.S. State Department that this article is false.
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verified mo mukha mo Eva hello we are here to laugh not to take anything serious.
Alam mo Eva TAMA ka kasi Malaki TAMA MO
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icelandik citizen ako kailangan paba ng visa pagpunta ko ng america
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No need na passport and visa to travel US, Canada, Japan. Tingnan nyo yung binatilyo na naglayas nakarating ng Hawaii walang Passport at Ticket na dala.
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ano ba to dinugtong dugtong lang tong mga news na to ah, plagiarism to ah..at adobo chronicles pa, daming din mga tanga na naniwala o..
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This is very convenient to all Filipinos,we should not abuse the kindness vested on us Filipinos by United states.
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one time privilege lang ito kaya huwag sayangin only in adobo chronicles
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Funny. The only thing I can say to all who believe is – Jack Coleen Mocko
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Hahahaha, You thought it is easy as that? hmmm, It must pass through a legislation, a congressional approval and several media publication…
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naku naman emmanuel bashing mabuti ang blog ano kaba isa karin
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Its a blog..when its say blog..most of them ay kathang isip lang..
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Eh si? Mha qua in italia mi trvo meglio in america.:))))))))
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Pogito, sempre e megliore laborare qui in America. Perche lei si trova per molto tempo in Italia ? Andiamo a America, walang hiya ka nagtitiis ka lang dyan sa lugar ng mga pispis na Romans. hahahah.
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Guys, this site is known for such kind of articles/news. Check nyo muna ung source bago kayo maniwala
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