The following is a list of major ports in the Philippines organized by water mass. This list consists primarily of shipping ports, but also includes some that are primarily or significantly devoted to other purposes: cruises, fishing, local delivery, and marinas.
The West of the Philippines.
| Port of | Island | Water body |
|---|---|---|
| Abra de Ilog | Mindoro | Verde Island Passage |
| Alaminos (Lucap Port) | Luzon | Lingayen Gulf |
| Balabac | Balabac | |
| Batangas | Luzon | Batangas Bay |
| Cabugao (Salomague Port) | Luzon | |
| Calapan | Mindoro | Verde Island Passage |
| Cavite | Luzon | Cañacao Bay |
| Coron | Busuanga | Coron Bay |
| Culion | Culion | |
| Currimao | Luzon | |
| Dagupan | Luzon | Lingayen Gulf |
| El Nido | Palawan | Bacuit Bay |
| Limay (Lamao Port) | Luzon | Manila Bay |
| Lubang (Tilik Port) | Lubang | Verde Island Passage |
| Manila | Luzon | Manila Bay |
| Mariveles | Luzon | Manila Bay |
| Masinloc | Luzon | |
| Orion (Capinpin Port) | Luzon | Manila Bay |
| San Fernando (Poro Point Port) | Luzon | Lingayen Gulf |
| San Jose | Mindoro | Mindoro Strait |
| Santo Tomas (Damortis Port) | Luzon | Lingayen Gulf |
| Sual | Luzon | Lingayen Gulf |
| Subic | Luzon | Subic Bay |
Note: In September 2012, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III signed Administrative Order No. 29, mandating that all government agencies use the name "West Philippine Sea" to refer to the parts of the South China Sea within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, and tasked the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) to use the name in official maps. [1]
The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea east and northeast of the Philippines. It is located in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean.
| Port of | Island | Water body |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | Samar | San Bernardino Strait |
| Aparri | Luzon | Luzon Strait |
| Atimonan | Luzon | Lamon Bay |
| Basco | Batan | Luzon Strait |
| Bislig | Mindanao | Philippine Sea |
| Borongan | Samar | Philippine Sea |
| Casiguran | Luzon | Casiguran Sound |
| Dapa | Siargao | Philippine Sea |
| Davao (Sasa Wharf) | Mindanao | Davao Gulf |
| Dingalan | Luzon | Dingalan Bay |
| Guiuan | Samar | Philippine Sea |
| Infanta (Dinahican Port) | Luzon | Lamon Bay |
| Jose Panganiban | Luzon | Philippine Sea |
| Legazpi | Luzon | Albay Gulf |
| Mati | Mindanao | Pujada Bay |
| Matnog | Luzon | San Bernardino Strait |
| Palanan | Luzon | Philippine Sea |
| Piso Point (Piso Point Global Port) | Mindanao | Davao Gulf |
| Real (Puerto Real/Ungos Port) | Luzon | Lamon Bay |
| San Jose (Caraingan Port) | Samar | Philippine Sea |
| Santa Ana (Port Irene) | Luzon | Luzon Strait |
| Surigao (Verano & Lipata Ports) | Mindanao | Surigao Strait |
| Tabaco | Luzon | Lagonoy Gulf |
| Virac | Virac | Lagonoy Gulf |
| Port of | Island | Water body |
|---|---|---|
| Cotabato | Mindanao | Moro Gulf |
| General Santos (Makar Wharf) | Mindanao | Sarangani Bay |
| Isabela | Basilan | Basilan Strait |
| Kalamansig | Mindanao | |
| Pagadian | Mindanao | Illana Bay |
| Parang | Mindanao | Moro Gulf |
| Zamboanga | Mindanao | Basilan Strait |
The economy of the Philippines is an emerging market, and considered as a newly industrialized country in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2024, the Philippine economy is estimated to be at ₱26.55 trillion, making it the world's 32nd largest by nominal GDP and 13th largest in Asia according to the International Monetary Fund.
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Philippines, and in the south by Borneo, eastern Sumatra and the Bangka Belitung Islands, encompassing an area of around 3,500,000 km2 (1,400,000 sq mi). It communicates with the East China Sea via the Taiwan Strait, the Philippine Sea via the Luzon Strait, the Sulu Sea via the straits around Palawan, and the Java Sea via the Karimata and Bangka Straits. The Gulf of Thailand and the Gulf of Tonkin are part of the South China Sea.
Leyte, officially the Province of Leyte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region occupying the northern three-quarters of Leyte Island. Its capital is the city of Tacloban, administered independently from the province, as well as the regional center of Eastern Visayas. Leyte is thus north of Southern Leyte, south of Biliran, and west of Samar Island. To the west across the Camotes Sea is the province of Cebu.
Bataan, officially the Province of Bataan, is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula on Luzon, Bataan is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces the South China Sea to the west and Subic Bay to the north-west, and encloses Manila Bay to the east.
Zamboanga Peninsula is an administrative region in Mindanao, Philippines, designated as Region IX. It consists of the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Sur, and the cities of Isabela and Zamboanga City. The region was previously known as Western Mindanao. Pagadian serves as the regional center, while Zamboanga City is the commercial and industrial center.
Northern Samar, officially the Province of Northern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catarman, the most populous town in the province and is located at the northern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the south are the provinces of Samar and Eastern Samar. To the northwest, across the San Bernardino Strait is Sorsogon; to the east is the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean and to the west is Samar Sea.
The Celebes Sea or Sulawesi Sea of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east by the Sangihe Islands chain, on the south by Sulawesi's Minahasa Peninsula, and the west by northern Kalimantan in Indonesia. It extends 420 miles (675 km) north-south by 520 mi (840 km) east-west and has a total surface area of 110,000 square miles (280,000 km2), to a maximum depth of 20,300 feet (6,200 m). South of the Cape Mangkalihat, the sea opens southwest through the Makassar Strait into the Java Sea.
Brooke's Point, officially the Municipality of Brooke's Point, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,994 people.
Mariveles, officially the Municipality of Mariveles, is a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 149,879 people making it the most populous in the province.
Nasipit, officially the Municipality of Nasipit, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,822 people.
Jose Panganiban, officially the Municipality of Jose Panganiban, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,662 people.
Metropolitan Cebu, or simply Metro Cebu,, is the main urban center of the province of Cebu in the Philippines. Metro Cebu is located along the central eastern portion of the island including the nearby island of Mactan. It accounts for 19.9 percent of the land area and 61.5 percent of the population of the entire province of Cebu.
The Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone, often shortened as Subic Bay or Subic, is a special economic zone and freeport area covering portions of the city of Olongapo and the town of Subic in Zambales, and the towns of Hermosa and Morong in Bataan in the Philippines. The relatively developed and fenced area is called the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ).
The Philippines has claims on territories which include the Spratly Islands, portions of North Borneo, and the Scarborough Shoal.
The Benham Rise, formally designated as Philippine Rise by the Philippine government, is an extinct volcanic ridge located in the Philippine Sea approximately 250 kilometers (160 mi) east of the northern coastline of Dinapigue, Isabela. The feature has long been known to the people of Catanduanes as Kalipung-awan, which literally means “loneliness from an isolated place”, since the precolonial era.
West Philippine Sea is the official designation by the government of the Philippines to the parts of the South China Sea that are included in the country's exclusive economic zone. The term is also sometimes incorrectly used to refer to the entire South China Sea.
Sabina Shoal, also known as Bãi Sa Bin ; Escoda Shoal ; Xianbin Jiao, is a disputed low-tide elevation atoll located in the northeast of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea.
The exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, per the mandate of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), consists of four subzones. It covers 2,263,816 square kilometers (874,064 sq mi) of sea. The Philippines has 7,641 islands comprising the Philippine archipelago. The zone's coordinates are between 116° 40', and 126° 34' E longitude and 4° 40' and 21° 10' N latitude. It is bordered by the Philippine Sea to the east and north, the South China Sea to the west, and the Celebes Sea to the south.
The 2019 Reed Bank incident occurred when F/B Gem-Ver, a Philippine fishing boat anchored in Reed Bank in the South China Sea, sank after it was rammed by a Chinese vessel, Yuemaobinyu 42212, during the early morning hours of 9 June 2019. The stricken vessel's crew was later rescued by a Vietnamese fishing vessel.
Malaysia claims an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 334,671 km2 (129,217 sq mi) with 200 nautical miles from its shores. The EEZ includes much of the southern area of the South China Sea. Malaysia has the 29th longest coastline of 4,675 km (2,905 mi). The coastline comprises two distinct parts of Malaysia. The Peninsular Malaysia's coastline to the west is 2,068 km (1,285 mi) and East Malaysia's coastline is 2,607 km (1,620 mi). They are separated by the South China Sea. The total land area, including inland bodies of water, of Malaysia is 330,803 km2 (127,724 sq mi). Peninsular Malaysia borders Thailand in the north, while East Malaysia borders Brunei and Indonesia on the island of Borneo.
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