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Location | |
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Country | Philippines |
Continent | Asia |
Type | open |
NSN length | 9 digits (landline) 10 digits (mobile) |
Format | 0XX-XXX-YYYY 02-XXXX-YYYY (for area code "02" only) 09XX-XXX-YYYY (mobile phones) |
Access codes | |
Country code | +63 |
International access | 00 |
Long-distance | 0 |
Telephone numbers in the Philippines follow an open telephone numbering plan and an open dial plan. Both plans are regulated by the National Telecommunications Commission, an attached agency under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
The Philippines is assigned an international dialing code of +63 by ITU-T. Telephone numbers are fixed at eight digits for area code 02, and seven digits for area codes from 03X to 09X, with area codes fixed at one, two, or three digits (a six-digit system was used until the mid-1990s; four to five digits were used in the countryside). Mobile phone numbers are always 10 digits (three digits for the service provider, plus a seven-digit number).
When making long-distance calls in the Philippines, the prefix 0 for domestic calls and 00 for international calls are used.
Philippine area codes for fixed-line or landline telephones are fixed at two digits, excluding Metro Manila, the province of Rizal and the cities of Bacoor in Cavite and San Pedro in Laguna, which use the area code 2. Some smaller carriers concentrated within a specific geographic area may issue four- or five-digit area codes, but these are being phased out in favor of the standard two-digit area codes.
Occasionally, a particular area may change area codes. For example, the City of Bacoor in Cavite has been included in the geographical coverage area of area code 2 per the National Telecommunications Commission's Memorandum Order No. 08-09-2011, although almost all fixed-lines in the city still use the old 46 area code due to the poor compliance of PLDT and Globe to the said memorandum order. PLDT's response to the memorandum order is the release of its "Call All Manila SIM", an exclusive wireless landline service for Bacoor residents, however, the Barangay Molino VII (Sitio Gawaran) and Sitio Malipay in Molino IV now use area code 2.
Sometimes area codes are shared by several local government entities to maximize their use. Some area codes are shared by multiple provinces, as is the case for former sub-provinces like Guimaras and Iloilo; newly carved provinces like Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Sur; or provinces with small populations like Marinduque and Quezon. In extreme cases, area codes are shared across an island like in Leyte and Samar, or even entire regions, such as with the Cordillera Administrative Region. To identify the call's point of origin, the three-digit telephone exchange prefix is checked.
Since the Philippines employs an open dial plan, telephone numbers dialed within a given area code do not require the area code, excluding calls made from mobile phones or payphones. When dialing other area codes, the domestic long-distance access prefix 0 is added, but when dialing from overseas, the domestic prefix is not included. As such, a typical telephone number in Metro Manila and Rizal would look like this:
Since October 6, 2019, all telephone numbers under area 2 had been migrated to eight digits as mandated by the National Telecommunications Commission per Memorandum Order No. 10-10-2017 to address the insufficient number of assignable local exchange codes.
The maintenance for the migration from the usual 7-digit number (XXX-YYYY) to 8-digit (PXXX-YYYY) is from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM.
It lasted five hours of disconnection on telephones and it will also affect subscription-based virtual telephone numbers (i.e. Globe Duo), SIM card-based Telephone Service (i.e. PLDT Landline Plus Prepaid), #MyNumber (The format is #XXXXX, i.e. #87000 for Jollibee Delivery), FEX Lines, SIP Trunks, ISDN and Vanity Numbers, Including virtual numbers like short-digit numbers (i.e. *1888, which is the PLDT Telephone Support, and 211, which is the Talk2Globe or the Globe Prepaid Help and Support), Toll Free (domestic, international and universal, i.e. 1-800-1-123-4567, in dialing, 00-800-1-123-4567) and Premium numbers such as embassy hotline and 1900 service hotline. [1]
Since October 6, 2019, 5:00 AM, the following telephone number format to be followed:
NTC has assigned the following Public Telecommunications Entity (PTE) identifiers: [2] [3]
Areas are grouped into seven broad areas determining the first digit of a given area code. These areas and their accompanying area codes are listed below:
Destination | Province | Area Code |
---|---|---|
Abangan | Bulacan | 4422 |
Abucay | Bataan | 47 |
Agoo | La Union | 72 |
Alaminos | Pangasinan | 75 |
Alcala | Pangasinan | 75 |
Alicia | Isabela | 78 |
Alimodian | Iloilo | 33 |
Alitagtag | Batangas | 43 |
Angat | Bulacan | 44 |
Angeles City | Pampanga | 45 |
Antique | Antique | 36 |
Apalit | Pampanga | 45 |
Aparri | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Argao | Cebu | 32 |
Asingan | Pangasinan | 75 |
Atimonan | Quezon | 42 |
Aurora | Isabela | 78 |
Metro Bacolod (Silay; Talisay) | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Bacolor | Pampanga | 45 |
Bacoor | Cavite | 2 |
Bagabag | Nueva Vizcaya | 78 |
Bago | Negros Occidental | 3461 |
Bagon-Taas | Bukidnon | 88 |
Baguio | Benguet | 74 |
Bais | Negros Oriental | 35 |
Balagtas | Bulacan | 44 |
Balamban | Cebu | 32 |
Balanga | Bataan | 47 |
Balayan | Batangas | 43 |
Baliuag | Bulacan | 44 |
Ballesteros | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Balungao | Pangasinan | 75 |
Bamban | Tarlac | 45 |
Bambang | Nueva Vizcaya | 78 |
Banate | Iloilo | 33 |
Banaue | Ifugao | 74 |
Bangued | Abra | 74 |
Bani | Pangasinan | 75 |
Bantay | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Basco | Batanes | 78 |
Basista | Pangasinan | 75 |
Batac | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Batangas City | Batangas | 43 |
Bauan | Batangas | 43 |
Bauang | La Union | 72 |
Bautista | Pangasinan | 75 |
Bayambang | Pangasinan | 75 |
Bayawan | Negros Oriental | 35 |
Bayombong | Nueva Vizcaya | 78 |
Bayugan | Agusan del Sur | 85 |
Binakayan | Cavite | 46 |
Binalbagan | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Binalonan | Pangasinan | 75 |
Biñan | Laguna | 49 |
Binmaley | Pangasinan | 75 |
Bislig | Surigao del Sur | 8622 |
Boac | Marinduque | 42 |
Bocaue | Bulacan | 44 |
Bogo | Cebu | 32 |
Bolinao | Pangasinan | 75 |
Bontoc | Mountain Province | 74 |
Boracay | Aklan | 36 |
Bugallon | Pangasinan | 75 |
Buguey | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Buhi | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Bula | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Bulacan | Bulacan | 44 |
Bulan | Sorsogon | 56 |
Bustos | Bulacan | 44 |
Butuan | Agusan del Norte | 85 |
Metro Cebu (Carcar; Danao; Lapu-Lapu; Mandaue; Naga; Talisay) | Cebu | 32 |
Cabadbaran | Agusan del Norte | 85 |
Cabagan | Isabela | 78 |
Cabanatuan | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
Cabarroguis | Quirino | 78 |
Cabatuan | Isabela | 78 |
Cabatuan | Iloilo | 33 |
Cabugao | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Cabuyao | Laguna | 49 |
Cadiz | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Cagayan de Oro | Misamis Oriental | 88,8822 |
Calabanga | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Calamba | Laguna | 49 |
Calamba | Misamis Occidental | 88 |
Calapan | Mindoro Oriental | 43 |
Calasiao | Pangasinan | 75 |
Calauag | Quezon | 42 |
Calbayog | Western Samar | 55 |
Calumpit | Bulacan | 44 |
Camalaniugan | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Camalig | Albay | 52 |
Camiguin | Camiguin | 88 |
Camiling | Tarlac | 45 |
Candelaria | Quezon | 42 |
Candon | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Canlubang | Laguna | 49 |
Canlubang Sugar Estate | Laguna | 49 |
Caoayan | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Capas | Tarlac | 45 |
Carmona | Cavite | 46 |
Cauayan | Isabela | 78 |
Cavite | Cavite | 46 |
Cavite (Export Processing Zone Authority) | Cavite | 46 |
Clark Special Economic Zone | Pampanga | 45 |
Claveria | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Concepcion | Tarlac | 45 |
Cotabato City | Maguindanao | 64 |
Cuenca | Batangas | 43 |
Currimao | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Cuyapo | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
Daet | Camarines Norte | 54 |
Dagupan | Pangasinan | 75 |
Damilag | Bukidnon | 8853 |
Dipolog | Zamboanga del Norte | 65 |
Daraga | Albay | 52 |
Dasmariñas | Cavite | 46 |
Dasol | Pangasinan | 75 |
Davao | Davao del Sur | 82 |
Digos | Davao del Sur | 82 |
Dinaig | Maguindanao | 64 |
Dinalupihan | Bataan | 47 |
Dingras | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Dipolog | Zamboanga del Sur | 65 |
Don Carlos | Bukidnon | 8851 |
Dumaguete | Negros Oriental | 35 |
Dumangas | Iloilo | 33 |
Echague | Isabela | 78 |
Enrile | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Escalante | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Espiritu | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Estancia | Iloilo | 3397 |
First Cavite Industrial Estate | Cavite | 46 |
Floridablanca | Pampanga | 4597 |
Galmuyod | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Gapan | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
General Santos | South Cotabato | 83 |
Gingoog | Misamis Oriental | 8842 |
Gonzaga | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Guagua | Pampanga | 45 |
Gubat | Sorsogon | 56 |
Guiguinto | Bulacan | 44 |
Guimba | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
Gumaca | Quezon | 42/4244 |
Hagonoy | Bulacan | 44 |
Hermosa | Bataan | 47 |
Hinigaran | Negros Occidental | 34691 |
Iba | Zambales | 47 |
Ibaan | Batangas | 43 |
Ilagan | Isabela | 78 |
Iligan | Lanao del Norte | 63 |
Iloilo | Iloilo | 33 |
Imus | Cavite | 46 |
Indang | Cavite | 46 |
Infanta | Quezon | 4235 |
Ipil | Zamboanga del Sur | 62 |
Iriga | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Irosin | Sorsogon | 56 |
Isabela | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Isulan | Sultan Kudarat | 64 |
Jagna | Bohol | 38 |
Javalera | Cavite | 46 |
Jimenez | Misamis Occidental | 88 |
Jose Panganiban | Camarines Norte | 54 |
Kabankalan | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Kalibo | Aklan | 36 |
Kapatagan | Lanao del Norte | 63 |
Kawit | Cavite | 46 |
Kidapawan | North Cotabato | 6423 |
Koronadal | South Cotabato | 83 |
La Carlota | Negros Occidental | 34 |
La Castellana | Negros Occidental | 34 |
La Paz | Iloilo | 33 |
La Trinidad | Benguet | 74 |
Labo | Camarines Norte | 54 |
Labrador | Pangasinan | 75 |
Laguna International Industrial Park | Laguna | 49 |
Laguna Technopark Industry | Laguna | 49 |
Lal-lo | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Laoag | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Legaspi | Albay | 52/5221 |
Lemery | Batangas | 43 |
Libmanan | Camarines Sur | 5446 |
Libon | Albay | 52 |
Ligao | Albay | 52 |
Light Industry & Science Park of the Philippines | Laguna | 49 |
Liliw | Laguna | 49 |
Limay | Bataan | 47 |
Lingayen | Pangasinan | 75 |
Lipa | Batangas | 43 |
Lopez | Quezon | 42 |
Los Baños | Laguna | 49 |
Lubao | Pampanga | 45/4593 |
Lucban | Quezon | 42 |
Lucena | Quezon | 42 |
Luisiana | Laguna | 49 |
Luisita Industrial Park | Tarlac | 45 |
Lumban | Laguna | 49 |
Lutopan | Cebu | 32 |
Mabalacat | Pampanga | 45 |
Mabini | Pangasinan | 75 |
Macabebe | Pampanga | 45/4594 |
Mactan | Cebu | 32 |
Magarao | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Magsingal | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Majayjay | Laguna | 49 |
Malasiqui | Pangasinan | 75 |
Malaybalay | Bukidnon | 88 |
Mallig | Isabela | 78 |
Malolos | Bulacan | 44 |
Mambajao | Camiguin | 88 |
Mamburao | Mindoro Occidental | 43 |
Mambusao | Capiz | 36 |
Manaoag | Pangasinan | 75 |
Manapla | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Mangagoy | Surigao del Sur | 8622 |
Mangaldan | Pangasinan | 75 |
Mangatarem | Pangasinan | 75 |
Mankayan | Benguet | 74 |
Marawi | Lanao del Sur | 63 |
Marcos | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Marilao | Bulacan | 44 |
Mariveles (Bataan Export Processing Zone Authority) | Bataan | 47 |
Masatol | Pampanga | 45 |
Masbate | Masbate | 56 |
Masinloc | Zambales | 47 |
Mati | Davao Oriental | 87 |
Matina | Davao del Sur | 82 |
Mauban | Quezon | 4251 |
Mexico | Pampanga | 45 |
Meycauayan | Bulacan | 44 |
Miagao | Iloilo | 33 |
Midsayap | North Cotabato | 6422 |
Molave | Zamboanga del Sur | 62 |
Molino | Cavite | 46 |
Muñoz | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
Nabua | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Naga | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Nagcarlan | Laguna | 49 |
Naic | Cavite | 46 |
Narvacan | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Nasipit | Agusan del Norte | 85 |
Nasugbu | Batangas | 43/4396 |
Naujan | Mindoro Oriental | 43 |
Norzagaray | Bulacan | 44 |
Noveleta | Cavite | 46 |
Oas | Albay | 52 |
Obando | Bulacan | 44 |
Olongapo | Zambales | 47 |
Orani | Bataan | 47 |
Orion | Bataan | 47 |
Ormoc | Leyte | 53 |
Oroquieta | Misamis Occidental | 88 |
Ozamis | Misamis Occidental | 88 |
Padre Garcia | Batangas | 43 |
Pagadian | Zamboanga del Sur | 62 |
Pagbilao | Quezon | 42 |
Pagsanjan | Laguna | 49 |
Palo | Leyte | 53 |
Panabo | Davao del Norte | 84 |
Pandayan | Bulacan | 44 |
Pandi | Bulacan | 44 |
Paniqui | Tarlac | 45 |
Paoay | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Passi | Iloilo | 33 |
Piddig | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Pila | Laguna | 49 |
Pili | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Plaridel | Bulacan | 44 |
Plaridel | Misamis Occidental | 88344 |
Polangui | Albay | 52 |
Polomolok | South Cotabato | 83 |
Pontevedra | Capiz | 36 |
Pozorrubio | Pangasinan | 75 |
Prosperidad | Agusan del Sur | 85 |
Puerto Princesa | Palawan | 48 |
Pulilan | Bulacan | 44 |
Quezon | Nueva Vizcaya | 78 |
Rosales | Pangasinan | 75 |
Rosario | Batangas | 43 |
Rosario | Cavite | 46 |
Roxas | Capiz | 36 |
Roxas | Isabela | 78 |
Sagbat | Batangas | 43 |
Saint Francis | Bulacan | 4463 |
Samal | Bataan | 47 |
Samar | Eastern Samar & Northern Samar | 55 |
San Carlos | Negros Occidental | 34 |
San Carlos | Pangasinan | 75 |
San Fabian | Pangasinan | 75 |
San Fernando | La Union | 72 |
San Fernando | Pampanga | 45 |
San Ildefonso | Bulacan | 44 |
San Ildefonso | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
San Jose | Batangas | 43 |
San Jose | Mindoro Occidental | 43 |
San Jose | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
San Juan | Batangas | 43 |
San Manuel | Isabela | 78 |
San Manuel | Pangasinan | 75 |
San Marcelino | Zambales | 4761 |
San Mateo | Isabela | 78 |
San Miguel | Bulacan | 44 |
San Miguel | Isabela | 78 |
San Narciso | Zambales | 4765 |
San Nicolas | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
San Nicolas | Pangasinan | 75 |
San Pablo | Laguna | 49 |
San Pedro | Laguna | 2 |
San Quintin | Pangasinan | 75 |
San Rafael | Bulacan | 44 |
San Vicente | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Sanchez-Mira | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Santa | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Santa Catalina | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Santa Cruz | Laguna | 49 |
Santa Cruz | Marinduque | 42 |
Santa Cruz | Zambales | 47 |
Santa Lucia | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Santa Maria | Bulacan | 44 |
Santa Maria | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Santa Maria | Pangasinan | 75 |
Santa Rosa | Laguna | 49 |
Santa Rosa | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
Santiago | Isabela | 78 |
Santo Domingo | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Santo Tomas | Pangasinan | 75 |
Sara | Iloilo | 33 |
Sarangani | South Cotabato | 83 |
Sariaya | Quezon | 42 |
Sarrat | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Sasa | Davao del Sur | 82 |
Silang | Cavite | 46 |
Sinait | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Sipocot | Camarines Sur | 54 |
Sison | Pangasinan | 75 |
Solana | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Solano | Nueva Vizcaya | 78 |
Solsona | Ilocos Norte | 77 |
Sorsogon | Sorsogon | 56 |
Sual | Pangasinan | 75 |
Subic Bay Freeport Zone | Zambales | 47 |
Sultan Kudarat | Maguindanao | 64 |
Surallah | South Cotabato | 83 |
Surigao | Surigao del Norte | 86 |
Taal | Batangas | 43 |
Tabaco | Albay | 52 |
Tabuk | Kalinga | 74 |
Tacloban | Leyte | 53 |
Tacurong | Sultan Kudarat | 64 |
Tagaytay | Cavite | 46 |
Tagbilaran | Bohol | 38 |
Tagoloan | Misamis Oriental | 88 |
Tagudin | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Tagum | Davao del Norte | 84 |
Talavera | Nueva Ecija | 44 |
Talibon | Bohol | 38 |
Talisay | Batangas | 43 |
Tanauan | Batangas | 43 |
Tanauan | Leyte | 53 |
Tangub | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Tanjay | Negros Oriental | 35 |
Tanza | Cavite | 46 |
Tarlac | Tarlac | 45 |
Tawi-Tawi | Tawi-Tawi | 68 |
Tayabas | Quezon | 42793 |
Tayug | Pangasinan | 75 |
Tiaong | Quezon | 4264 |
Tiwi | Albay | 52 |
Toledo | Cebu | 32 |
Trece Martires | Cavite | 46 |
Tubod | Lanao del Norte | 63 |
Tuguegarao | Cagayan Valley | 78 |
Tumauini | Isabela | 78 |
Ubay | Bohol | 38 |
Umingan | Pangasinan | 75 |
Urbiztondo | Pangasinan | 75 |
Urdaneta | Pangasinan | 75 |
Valencia | Bukidnon | 88 |
Victoria | Tarlac | 45 |
Victorias | Negros Occidental | 34 |
Vigan | Ilocos Sur | 77 |
Villasis | Pangasinan | 75 |
Virac | Catanduanes | 52 |
Zamboanga City | Zamboanga del Sur | 62 |
Zapote | Cavite | 46 |
Mobile area codes are three digits long and always start with the number 9, although new area codes have been issued with 8 as the starting digit, particularly for VOIP phone numbers. However, the area code indicates the service provider and not necessarily a geographic region. Unlike fixed-line telephones, the long-distance telephone dialing format is always observed when using a mobile phone. Therefore, mobile phone numbers always have the format "+63 966 164-5400" for international callers and "0 966 164-5400" for domestic callers.[ citation needed ]
Some of the first area codes to be assigned for mobile phones were 912 for Mobiline/Piltel, 915 for Islacom, 917 for Globe Telecom, 918 for Smart Communications, and 973 for Express Telecom. As service began growing rapidly since the 1990s, new codes have been added to meet demand as existing codes have since been exhausted. Newer codes often come immediately after the last code is exhausted, but this might not be the case if the next code is already in use. Starting October 21, 2020, Sun's prepaid service was merged and rebranded into Smart Prepaid, leaving its postpaid service under "Sun" branding. [4] Beginning March 2021, Dito Telecommunity launched new mobile number prefixes, 895, 896, 897, 898, 991, 992, 993 and 994 assigned to Dito Prepaid, Dito Postpaid and Dito WiFi Prepaid.[ citation needed ]
On April 11, 2022, PLDT and Smart announced that Sun's postpaid service would be merged with Smart Postpaid, resulting to the subsequent forced retirement of all Sun Postpaid plans and add-ons effective April 25, 2022. Smart encouraged those planning to subscribe to Sun to instead take advantage of Smart Signature plans, while existing subscribers can either still use their current subscription plans or upgrade to Smart Signature. With the planned integration of Sun Postpaid to Smart, the Sun Cellular brand will cease to exist in favor of the Smart brand.[ citation needed ]
In May 2023, Globe Telecom the mobile number prefixes is still unchanged, with 954 assigned to Globe At Home Prepaid WiFi, 953 assigned to TM, and 976 assigned to GOMO!. That same month, Smart Communications launched new mobile number prefix, with 962 assigned to Smart (Prepaid, Postpaid and Bro Prepaid), while the mobile number prefixes is still unchanged with, 981 and 985 assigned to TNT and 964 assigned to Smart Bro Home WiFi Prepaid (formerly PLDT Home Wifi Prepaid) and TNT.[ citation needed ]
Area codes are grouped by the provider with no single contiguous block of codes for a single provider. The companies and their respective area codes are listed below:[ citation needed ]
D | Dito Telecommunity | E | Express Telecom‡ | G | Globe Telecom, Globe at Home, TM, Cherry Prepaid, GOMO! | N | Next Mobile‡ | S | Smart Communications, PLDT Home, TNT |
First 2 digits | Third digit | |||||||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
81 | S | G | ||||||||
89 | D | D | D | D | ||||||
90 | G | G | S | S | S | |||||
91 | S | S | G | G | G | S | S | |||
92 | S | S | S | S | S | G | G | S | S | |
93 | S | S | S | S | G | G | G | S | S | |
94 | S | S | G | S | S | S | S | |||
95 | S | S | G | G | G | G | G | |||
96 | S | S | S | S | S | G | G | G | S | S |
97 | S | S | S | G | G | G | N | N | ||
98 | S | S | ||||||||
99 | D | D | D | D | G | G | G | S | S |
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