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Philippines address format & example

How to write a Philippines address

Bongga! It looks like you are ready to learn about the letter address format for a friend or client in the Philippines. You can look at our astig Filipino address examples here and try our suite of address validation tools for addresses in the Philippines below. Just enter an address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate the address faster than you can slurp up adobo stew.

Now, let's get into it with the basics. The Filipino address format for shipping or mailing addresses should be written as follows:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's name.
  2. House number and street name, subdivision - These 3 items listed in this order, with a comma between the street name and the subdivision.
  3. Barangay, city, or municipality - Include the small territorial and administrative district (barangay), followed by a comma and then the city or municipality.
  4. Postal code and name of province - The postal code and the name of province go here, no punctuation between the two items.
  5. COUNTRY - PHL, in all caps.
Philippines address example

Philippines address examples

Typical address example

9 Central Ave

U.P. Campus,Quezon City

1101 Metro Manila

PHL

Address example with units

1 10-24 11th St

Pacita 1,San Pedro

4023 Laguna

PHL

Postal box example

P.O. Box 1203

Barangay I-A,San Pablo City

4000 Laguna

PHL

Smarty address validation tools

Smarty™ has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Philippines addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Filipino address with our tools.
Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.
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Postal information

Philippines's national postal system, "Philippine Postal Corporation," was established in 1767. As of recent data, Philippine Postal Corporation services approximately 12,320 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Philippines. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
17 regions, 81 provinces
Administration area names and abbreviations

Region I (Ilocos Region):


Ilocos Norte (ILN)

Ilocos Sur (ILS)

La Union (LUN)

Pangasinan (PAN)


Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR):


Abra (ABR)

Apayao (APA)

Benguet (BEN)

Ifugao (IFU)

Kalinga (KAL)

Mountain Province (MOU)


Region III (Central Luzon):


Aurora (AUR)

Bataan (BAN)

Bulacan (BUL)

Nueva Ecija (NEC)

Pampanga (PAM)

Tarlac (TAR)

Zambales (ZMB)


Region IV-A (CALABARZON):


Batangas (BTG)

Cavite (CAV)

Laguna (LAG)

Quezon (QUE)

Rizal (RIZ)


Region IV-B (MIMAROPA):


Marinduque (MAD)

Occidental Mindoro (MDC)

Oriental Mindoro (MDR)

Palawan (PLW)

Romblon (ROM)


Region V (Bicol Region):


Albay (ALB)

Camarines Norte (CAN)

Camarines Sur (CAS)

Catanduanes (CAT)

Masbate (MAS)

Sorsogon (SOR)


Region VI (Western Visayas):


Aklan (AKL)

Antique (ANT)

Capiz (CAP)

Guimaras (GUI)

Iloilo (ILI)

Negros Occidental (NEC)


Region VII (Central Visayas):


Bohol (BOH)

Cebu (CEB)

Negros Oriental (NER)

Siquijor (SIQ)


Region VIII (Eastern Visayas):

Biliran (BIL)

Eastern Samar (EAS)

Leyte (LEY)

Northern Samar (NSA)

Samar (WSA)

Southern Leyte (SLE)


Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula):


Zamboanga del Norte (ZAN)

Zamboanga del Sur (ZAS)

Zamboanga Sibugay (ZSI)


Region X (Northern Mindanao):

Bukidnon (BUK)

Camiguin (CAM)

Lanao del Norte (LAN)

Misamis Occidental (MSC)

Misamis Oriental (MSR)


Region XI (Davao Region):


Compostela Valley (COM)

Davao del Norte (DAV)

Davao del Sur (DAS)

Davao Occidental (DAC)

Davao Oriental (DAO)


Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN):


Cotabato (NOC)

Sarangani (SAR)

South Cotabato (SCO)

Sultan Kudarat (SUK)


Region XIII (Caraga):


Agusan del Norte (AGN)

Agusan del Sur (AGS)

Dinagat Islands (DIN)

Surigao del Norte (SUN)

Surigao del Sur (SUR)


National Capital Region (NCR):


Metro Manila (MNL)


Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM):


Basilan (BAS)

Lanao del Sur (LAS)

Maguindanao (MAG)

Sulu (SLU)

Tawi-Tawi (TAW)


Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR):


Apayao (APA)

Benguet (BEN)

Ifugao (IFU)

Kalinga (KAL)

Mountain Province (MOU)

Term to describe postal codes
postal code
Postal code in language
postal code
Postal code format
9999
Postal service provider and website

Philippine Postal Corporation

https://www.phlpost.gov.ph/

Country information

Dive into the unique parts of the Philippines letter addressing.

Country/territory name
Philippines
ISO3
PHL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
PH
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
PHL
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
608
Endonym
Philippines
Total land area
300,000 KM²
Capital
Manila
Other major cities
Davao, Cebu, Quezon City

Population information

Total population
117,337,368 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
48% / 52%
Urban population
56,321,937
Rural population
61,015,431
Official language
Filipino, English
All languages spoken
Filipino, English
Most commonly used postal language
English
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Now that you've seen our Philippines address examples and have become as wizard at Filipino address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Visit the international address formats page for information on other countries and territories we cover.

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