Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Philippines We advise caution when travelling to Philippines. We detected travel advisories from 9 sources for this specific country.
This country shares no land border with any other country. Thus, the region score is identical to the country risk rating.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Philippines. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Philippines.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Philippines.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Philippines from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.1 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution elsewhere in the Philippines, including in Manila, due to the threat of terrorism, risk of kidnapping and violent crime (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Philippines.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Philippines.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Avoid non-essential travel to the remaining provinces of Mindanao due to the threat of terrorism, kidnapping and violent clashes between the military/police and terrorist or rebel groups (level 3 of 4).
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Philippines.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Do not travel to central and western Mindanao (including the Zamboanga Peninsula; the Sulu Archipelago; and the southern Sulu Sea area) due to the very high threat of terrorist activity, kidnapping and violent clashes between the military/police and terrorist or rebel groups (level 4 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Updated to reflect changes in the country summary and information on the Sulu Archipelago, Marawi City. Exercise increased caution to the Philippines due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, and kidnapping. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel to: The Sulu Archipelago, including the southern Sulu Sea, due to crime, ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Iaktta allmän försiktighet. Det förekommer en viss risk för terrorattacker i synnerhet på Mindanao i södra Filippinerna och i Metro Manila. Följ väderleksrapporterna under regnperioden. Undvik alla resor till Mindanaos sydvästra delar, halvön Zamboanga och Suluöarna.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Philippines.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Info: Undvik alla resor
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Philippinen: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Teilreisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/philippinensicherheit/212492
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel to certain areas
Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Philippines. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Philippines changed from 3.4 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Philippines to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Philippines changed from 3.3 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Philippines to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Philippines changed from 3.4 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government decreased their existing warning for Philippines to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Philippines changed from 3.2 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government increased their existing warning for Philippines to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Philippines changed from 3.1 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Philippines to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Philippines changed from 3.0 to 3.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Philippines to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Philippines changed from 2.9 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Philippines to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Philippines changed from 2.7 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Philippines to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The Australian government issued a new warning for Philippines with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Philippines changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government issued a new warning for Philippines with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Philippines with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Philippines with a rating of 3.0.
The Cypriot government issued a new warning for Philippines with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Philippines with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Philippines with a rating of 2.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Philippines with a rating of 3.0.
The German government issued a new warning for Philippines with a rating of 3.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Philippines with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for Philippines changed from 2.5 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Philippines to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
Philippines with its capital Manila is a country in Asia (South-Eastern Asia), slightly larger than Arizona (300,000 km²). The country is located Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam. The climate can be described as tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October). The landscape is mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands. With a population of about 92.68 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Manila |
| Population | about 92.68 million |
| Size | 300.000 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than Arizona |
| Common languages | English, Finnish, Tagalog |
| Currency | Peso (short: PHP) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +63 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .ph |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | PH |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | PHL |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 608 |
These are problems Philippines is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Philippines. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Philippines.
Export products
Import products
Philippines is currently rated at 3,1 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 9 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Philippines.
Visiting the country Philippines is usually fine. The score is at 3,1 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 9 individual sources for Philippines.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Philippines. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Philippines.
Philippines has a size of 300,000 km² or 115,831 mi² which is slightly larger than Arizona.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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