Current travel advisories for Philippines

Last Update: Thursday, 21. February 2019 at 07:25

We advice caution when travelling to Philippines.

Travel warnings for this region [to world map].

Current situation : 2.6 / 5

Philippines is a country in Asia (South-Eastern Asia) with around 93 million citizens and a land mass of 300,000 km². We detected travel advisories from 8 sources for this country.

Bordering countries: 0 / 5

This country does not share any land based borders with another country.

Single advisories / travel warnings

US American government

http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/philippines-travel-advisory.html

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Exercise increased caution in the Philippines due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, and a measles outbreak. 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, terrorism, and civil unrest. Marawi City in Mindanao due to terrorism and civil unrest. Reconsider travel to: Other areas of Mindanao due to crime, terrorism, and civil unrest. Terrorist and armed groups continue plotting possible kidnappings, bombings, and other attacks in the Philippines. Terrorist and armed groups may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, markets/shopping malls, and local government facilities. The Philippine government has declared a “State of National Emergency on Account of Lawless Violence in Mindanao.” There is an outbreak of measles in the Philippines. Philippine authorities have reported deaths in the National Capital Region, Central Luzon, and Davao. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has additional information on the outbreak at: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/watch/measles-philippines. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.

Danger level: 2

Canadian government

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/philippines

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)

Danger level: 2

Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories).

New Zealand government

https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/philippines

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Exercise increased caution elsewhere in the Philippines, including in Manila, due to the threat of terrorism, risk of kidnapping and violent crime.

Danger level: 2

Exercise increased caution / Some Risk.

New Zealand government

https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/philippines

Regional warning: This advisory covers a specific region.

Brief summary:
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.

Reisewarnstufe: 4

Avoid non-essential travel / High Risk.

New Zealand government

https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/philippines

Regional warning: This advisory covers a specific region.

Brief summary:
Do not travel to central and western Mindanao (including the Sulu Archipelago) due to the very high threat of terrorist activity, kidnapping and violent clashes between the military/police and terrorist or rebel groups.

Reisewarnstufe: 5

Do not travel / Extreme Risk.

German government

https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/philippinensicherheit/212492

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Philippinen: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise: Teilreisewarnung. The German government advises againt travelling this country.

Danger level: 3

Regional Travel Warning.

Austrian government

https://www.bmeia.gv.at//reise-aufenthalt/reiseinformation/land/philippinen/

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
The Austrian Government advises again travelling Philippinen.

Danger level: 3

Regional Travel Warning.

Cypriot government

http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Avoid non-essential travel to certain areas

Danger level: 3

Avoid non-essential travel to certain areas.

Maltese government

https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion (MFTP) advises all Maltese citizens travelling to the Philippines that an outbreak of measles is spreading across the Philippines, with more than 1500 cases of the disease and 26 deaths reported in recent weeks. The capital region Metro Manila has seen 441 cases with five death, while many other areas across the country have also been affected. They include parts of Luzon and Visyas, with some areas seeing staggering increases in the number of cases of the preventable disease. The Ministry advises travellers to the Philippines to take the necessary precautions and vaccinations.

Danger level: 3

Exercise high degree of caution.

Irish government

https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/the-philippines/

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
High degree of caution

Danger level: 3

High degree of caution.

If there is more than one advisory/message of a single government for a given country, it indicates regional differences in means of security for your personal health and well-being. Single messages can indicate specific regions to be safer or less safe as mentioned in the main advisory. In these cases it's advisable to consult your own governments information.

Warnindex Description

Extreme Warning (index value: 4.5 - 5)

You should avoid any trips. A high warning index is a sound indicator of potential harm to your health and well-being.

High Risk (index value: 3.5 - 4.5)

Travel should be reduced to a necessary minimum and be conducted with good preparation and high attention.

Medium Risk (index value: 2.5 - 3.5)

Warnings often relate to specific regions within a country. However, high attention is still advised when moving around.

Low Risk (index value: 0 - 2.5)

Usually this is an indicator that travelling in this country is relatively safe. Higher attention is advised with values > 1.

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Country information

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Basic facts

Citizens: around 93 million
Covering landmass: 300,000 km²
Electricity: 220V - 60Hz
Currency: Peso (PHP)
ISO 2-Letter Code: PH
Phone prefix: +63
Top Level Domain: .ph
Mobile frequencies (MHz): 900/1800

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Note of the displayed travel advisories

These trabel advisories are automatically gathered. We use the RSS Feeds of the corresponding authorities of the single countries. In some cases, we analyse the website itself. Since the information originates from different countries and different countries have different understanding of danger and danger levels. Thus, the information displayed is an automized and normalized representation with no right to completeness and correctness. If a country is not shown, it doesn't necessarily mean it's safe. The information shown if a first indicator.