How to Call Philippines Phone Numbers
Country phone codes
+63 is the country calling code assigned to the Philippines by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Republic Act No. 7925 of 1995 created by the Department of Information and Communications Technology of the Government of the Philippines
So if you’re calling the Philippines, the number should start with:
+63 12-3456-789
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Prefix
A prefix is simply the set of numbers that come before the country and area codes of a telephone number. The Philippines’s telephone numbers are made up of 10-11 numbers split into groups of 2. So if you’re going to make a call to the Philippines using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+7-digit number. Some of the common area codes in the Philippines include Manila (2), Cebu (32) and Palawan (48)
| Location | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manila | +63 | (2) | 1234 5678 |
| Cebu | +63 | (32) | 1234 5678 |
| Palawan | +63 | (48) | 1234 5678 |
So if you’re making a call to Manila, dial +63 2 1234 5678.
Network coverage
Network coverage is readily available across the Philippines.
LTE coverage
LTE connection is readily available across the country, but quality highly depends on the mobile operator.
International Roaming
Available at over 50 destinations, you can count on us to keep you connected even when you’re not in home soil.
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Top Mobile SIM network in the Philippines
Here are the top mobile SIM networks in the Philippines:
Globe Telecom
Smart
BayanTel
Top apps used to communicate
Here are the top apps mostly used for communication in the Philippines:
Messenger
Emergency phone numbers
Here are the 2 most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting the Philippines
112, 911 for ambulance service
112, 911 for fire
112, 911 for police
112, 911 for the national emergency number.
Best Time to Call the Philippines
The Philippines observes Phillippine Standard Time (PHT) using the time offset of UTC+8.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call the Philippines from the following time zones:
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 10:00am – 9:00pm | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
| 8:00am – 10:00pm | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 9:30am – 10:30pm | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 11:00am – 10:00pm | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 8:00am – 8:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 7:30am – 7:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Daylight Savings Time (first Sunday in October – first Sunday in April)
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 12:00pm – 11:00pm | UTC+11:00 | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
| 11:00am – 11:00pm | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland | |
| 8:00am – 10:00pm | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 11:30am – 11:00pm | UTC+10:30 | Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 9:30am – 10:30pm | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | |
| 12:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 8:00am – 8:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 7:30am – 7:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |