Getting online in Philippines
A travel eSIM is a data plan you install before departure and switch on when you land, so your phone is online in Philippines without roaming charges and without hunting for a SIM counter at arrivals. Your home number stays where it is — the eSIM sits alongside it.
Plans, prices, data amounts and validity are set by our partner and shown on their own page. We do not repeat them here because they change and we do not measure them.
Where you land in Philippines
These are the airports in Philippines with scheduled flights and an IATA code. The minute you step off one of them is the minute an eSIM stops being optional.
| Airport | Code | City |
|---|---|---|
| Bohol-Panglao International Airport | TAG | Panglao |
| Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base | CRK | Mabalacat |
| Francisco Bangoy International Airport | DVO | Davao |
| General Santos International Airport | GES | General Santos |
| Iloilo International Airport | ILO | Cabatuan |
| Laguindingan International Airport | CGY | Laguindingan |
| Laoag International Airport | LAO | Laoag City |
| Mactan Cebu International Airport | CEB | Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City |
| Ninoy Aquino International Airport | MNL | Manila (Pasay) |
| Pagadian Airport | PAG | Pagadian |
| Sibulan Airport | DGT | Dumaguete City |
| Surigao Airport | SUG | Surigao City |
Where you will actually use the data
The largest towns and cities near those arrival airports, by population (GeoNames). Coverage is the partner's to state, not ours — this is simply where travellers in Philippines tend to be.
- Quezon City3 084 270 people
- Davao1 848 947 people
- Caloocan1 712 945 people
- Manila1 600 000 people
- Taguig1 308 085 people
- Budta1 273 715 people
- Malingao1 121 974 people
- Cebu City965 332 people
Before you buy
Two things worth checking on your own handset, because they decide whether any eSIM works at all: the phone must be eSIM capable, and it must be carrier unlocked. Most phones sold in the last few years are both; phones bought on a carrier contract often are not until the contract ends.
We do not test handsets and cannot tell you whether yours qualifies — your phone's settings screen and your carrier can.