Asia eSIM · PH
Philippines Pilipinas
Palawan lagoons, Boracay beaches, Manila megacity — 7,641 islands on one plan.
At a glance
- Top carrier
- Globe Telecom
- Network
- 4G · 5G
- Coverage
- 96%
- Activation
- < 60 sec
- Best season
- December to April (dry). Avoid June–October typhoon season.
Every Philippines plan, one table.
All plans run on Globe Telecom 5G. Hotspot tethering is included on every tier. Top up any plan from your account in under a minute.
1 GB
Manila layover
Validity
7 days
Network
5G
Price
$3.49
7 days
3 GB
Boracay weekend
Validity
7 days
Network
5G
Price
$5.99
7 days
5 GB
Island hopping
Validity
15 days
Network
5G
Price
$9.99
15 days
Unlimited
Heavy streamer
Validity
7 days
Network
5G
Price
$15.99
7 days
10 GB
Palawan month
Validity
30 days
Network
5G
Price
$17.99
30 days
Unlimited
Diver month
Validity
30 days
Network
5G
Price
$32.99
30 days
Why Philippines is different
"Palawan's island-hopping boat tours (El Nido A, B, C, D) travel through bays where even Globe's signal thins out. Coverage at the shore is reliable; the open-water segments are not."
The Philippines is a 7,641-island archipelago spread across three major island groups. Globe Telecom and Smart Communications both offer good coverage on the populated islands; remote diving spots in Palawan and Visayas can be offline.
Our Philippines plans use Globe Telecom primarily. For El Nido, Coron, and the smaller Visayan islands, Globe has better fallback coverage than Smart.
Coverage you can actually measure.
We run Philippines on 2 carriers so your profile falls back automatically if one signal drops. Coverage figures are measured against our own uptime data, not carrier marketing claims.
Globe Telecom
4G · 5G
Largest carrier, best island coverage.
Smart Communications
4G · 5G
Strong urban Manila and Cebu.
Activation in under sixty seconds.
The exact same flow our own team uses. Screenshots in the full guide.
- 01
Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM
Scan QR, label "Philippines".
- 02
Data Roaming ON
Connects to Globe on landing at MNL or CEB.
Troubleshooting
- Typhoon season (June–November) causes rolling outages — not a plan issue, physical network damage.
- Inter-island ferries have coverage within 12 km of shore typically.
- Coron and El Nido island-hopping tours go beyond carrier range for lagoon swims.
Who Philippines eSIM is built for.
Palawan diver
El Nido, Coron, and Tubbataha Reef tours. Inland coverage solid; open-ocean segments are offline.
Boracay beach week
Station 1, 2, 3 all have full 4G. Evenings on White Beach are connected.
Manila business visitor
Makati, BGC, Ortigas — full 5G in the business districts. Hotspot-friendly.
Travel facts
- Currency
- PHP (₱)
- Languages
- Filipino, English
- Timezone
- PHT · UTC+8
- Plug
- Type A / Type B / Type C
- Voltage
- 220 V · 60 Hz
- Visa
- Visa-free for 30 days for most Western passports.
Questions people actually ask.
- Yes. Globe has full 4G on the entire island.
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