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Telephone numbers in Philippines

Fixed-line area codes
Country	Philippines
Continent	Asia
Numbering plan 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)
Country code	+63
International access	00
Long-distance	0

Telephone numbers in the Philippines follow an opentelephone numbering plan and anopendial plan. Both plans are regulated by theNational Telecommunications Commission, an attached agency under theDepartment of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

The Philippines is assigned an international dialing code of +63 byITU-T. Telephone numbers are fixed at eight digits for area code02, and seven digits for area codes from03X to09X, 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 prefixes0 for domestic calls and00 for international calls are used.

Philippine area codes for fixed-line orlandline telephones are fixed at two digits, excludingMetro Manila, the province ofRizal and the cities ofBacoor inCavite andSan Pedro inLaguna, which use the area code2. 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, some areas may change area codes. For examples before 6 October 2019:Obando formerly used area code 2. Bacoor formerly used the Cavite province area code. San Pedro formerly used the Laguna province area code.

Sometimes area codes are shared by several local government entities to maximize their use. Some area codes are shared by multipleprovinces, as is the case for former sub-provinces likeGuimaras andIloilo; divided provinces likeZamboanga Sibugay andZamboanga del Sur; or provinces with small populations likeMarinduque andQuezon. In extreme cases, area codes are shared across anisland like inLeyte andSamar, or even entireregions, such as with theCordillera 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 prefix0 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:

• Within Metro Manila, Rizal, and cities of Bacoor and San Pedro: 8123-4567
• Outside Metro Manila, Rizal, and cities of Bacoor and San Pedro: 02-8123-4567
• Overseas calls: +63-2-8123-4567

Since October 6, 2019, all telephone numbers with the area code 2 were migrated to eight digits, as mandated by the National Telecommunications Commission's Memorandum Order No. 10-10-2017, due to insufficient assignable local exchange codes. The maintenance for this migration from 7-digit (XXX-YYYY) to 8-digit numbers (PXXX-YYYY) occurred from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.PHT, causing a five-hour disconnection. This affected subscription-based virtual numbers (i.e. Globe Duo),SIM card-based Telephone Service (i.e. PLDT Landline Plus Prepaid), #MyNumber (the format is #XXXXX, i.e. #87000 forJollibee Delivery), FEX Lines,SIP Trunks,ISDN andvanity numbers, including virtual numbers like short-digit numbers (e.g., *1888 for PLDT Telephone Support, 211 for 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) andPremium numbers such as embassy hotline and 1900 service hotline.^[1]

Since October 6, 2019, 5:00 a.m. PHT, the following telephone number format to be followed:

• PXXX-YYYY where P is for Public Telecommunication Entity, and the XXX-YYYY is the telephone number.

NTC has assigned the following Public Telecommunications Entity (PTE) identifiers:^[2][3]

• 3XXX–YYYY:Bayan Telecommunications
• 5XXX–YYYY:Eastern Communications Philippines
• 6XXX–YYYY:ABS-CBN Convergence
• 7XXX–YYYY:Globe Telecom
• 8XXX–YYYY:PLDT

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:^[4]

• 2:Metro Manila,Rizal,Cavite (Bacoor),Laguna (San Pedro)

• 32:Cebu
• 33:Guimaras,Iloilo
• 34:Negros Occidental
• 35:Negros Oriental,Siquijor
• 36:Aklan,Antique,Capiz
• 37:
• 38:Bohol
• 39:

• 42:Aurora,Marinduque,Quezon,Romblon
• 43:Batangas,Occidental Mindoro,Oriental Mindoro
• 44:Bulacan,Nueva Ecija
• 45:Pampanga,Tarlac
• 46:Cavite (except Bacoor)
• 47:Bataan,Zambales
• 48:Palawan
• 49:Laguna (except San Pedro)

• 52:Albay,Catanduanes
• 53:Biliran,Leyte,Southern Leyte
• 54:Camarines Norte,Camarines Sur
• 55:Eastern Samar,Northern Samar,Western Samar
• 56:Masbate,Sorsogon
• 57:
• 58:
• 59:

• 62:Basilan,Zamboanga del Sur,Zamboanga Sibugay
• 63:Lanao del Norte,Lanao del Sur
• 64:Cotabato,Maguindanao del Norte,Maguindanao del Sur,Sultan Kudarat
• 65:Zamboanga del Norte
• 66:
• 67:
• 68:Sulu,Tawi-Tawi
• 69:

• 72:La Union
• 73:
• 74:Abra,Apayao,Benguet,Ifugao,Kalinga,Mountain Province
• 75:Pangasinan
• 76:
• 77:Ilocos Norte,Ilocos Sur
• 78:Batanes,Cagayan,Isabela,Nueva Vizcaya,Quirino
• 79:

• 82:Davao del Sur,Davao Occidental
• 83:Sarangani,South Cotabato
• 84:Davao del Norte
• 85:Agusan del Norte,Agusan del Sur
• 86:Dinagat Islands,Surigao del Norte,Surigao del Sur
• 87:Davao de Oro,Davao Oriental
• 88:Bukidnon,Camiguin,Misamis Occidental,Misamis Oriental

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 forVoIP phone numbers. However, the area code indicates theservice 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 "+63 912 345 6789" for international callers and "0912 345 6789" for domestic callers.^{[citation needed]}

Some of the first area codes to be assigned for mobile phones were 912 forMobiline/Piltel, 915 forIslacom, 917 forGlobe Telecom, 918 forSmart Communications, and 973 forExpress 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.^[5] 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 the merger of Sun's postpaid service with Smart Postpaid, retiring all Sun Postpaid plans by April 25, 2022. Potential subscribers were encouraged to opt for Smart Signature plans, while existing Sun subscribers could continue with their plans or upgrade. The Sun Cellular brand was phased out in favor of the Smart brand.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2023, Globe Telecom maintained its mobile number prefixes: 954 for Globe At Home Prepaid WiFi, 952 and 953 forTM, and 976 forGOMO. That same month, Smart Communications introduced the 962 prefix for Smart (Prepaid, Postpaid, and Bro Prepaid), while keeping the prefixes 981 and 985 forTNT, and 964 for 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]}

• SIM Registration Act
• ZIP codes in the Philippines

• ITU allocations list

• National Telecommunications Commission
• Sorting Out the Philippine Phone System (RemitHome)

• Telephone numbers by country
• Telephone numbers in the Philippines
• Telecommunications in the Philippines
• Philippines communications-related lists

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