Telephone numbers in the Philippines

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, 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 multiple provinces, as is the case for former sub-provinces like Guimaras and Iloilo; divided 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: • 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 for Jollibee Delivery), FEX Lines, SIP Trunks, ISDN and vanity 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) and Premium numbers such as embassy hotline and 1900 service hotline. 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: • 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: Area 2 – National Capital Region, Rizal and Surroundings • 2: Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite (Bacoor), Laguna (San Pedro) Area 3 – Western and Central Visayas • 32: Cebu • 33: Guimaras, Iloilo • 34: Negros Occidental • 35: Negros Oriental, Siquijor • 36: Aklan, Antique, Capiz • 37: • 38: Bohol • 39: Area 4 – Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog • 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) Area 5 – Bicol and Eastern Visayas • 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: Area 6 – Western and Central Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula, Bangsamoro and Northern Soccsksargen) • 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: Area 7 – Northern Luzon (Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region) • 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: Area 8 – Northern, Eastern and Southern Mindanao (Davao Region, Caraga and Southern Soccsksargen) • 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 List of fixed-line area codes ==Mobile phone area codes==