Countries that Filipinos can visit with a Philippine passport and a Schengen visa Type C

My name is Natalia, and I possess only one citizenship. I hold a Philippines-issued regular (non-diplomatic) passport for international travel, and I previously held a multiple-entry Schengen visa Type C. Using this visa, I could visit the 29 Schengen member countries for tourism.

Which countries are inside the Schengen Area?

As of this writing, the 29 Schengen countries are the following (I placed a check mark next to every country I had been to.):

Austria

Belgium

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How to Transfer Mexico Visa from Old to New Passport

I am a citizen of the Philippines who is a permanent resident in Ukraine. I was granted a 10 years multiple entry visa in 2019 by the Embassy of Mexico in Ukraine. Embassies are busy this week relocating their citizens due to a possible Russian invasion according to the USA intel. Hence, I decided to just email the Mexican Embassy and here was their reply:

Letter from the Embassy of Mexico in Kyiv, Ukraine

Hence, as long as the Mexico multiple entry visa is valid, there is no need to transfer it to the new Philippines Passport. You must just present your old passport with a valid Mexico visa and your new passport to the Mexico immigration control at the country’s arrival area.