Philippines country code +63: dialling in and out
The +63 code, the dropped 0, and the codes inside a Philippine SIM.
By the Local SIM Philippines team, checked October 3, 2026
The short answer
The country code for the Philippines is +63. From abroad, dial +63 and drop the first 0 of the number: a mobile written 0917 xxx xxxx becomes +63 917 xxx xxxx. To call another country from the Philippines, dial 00, or + on a mobile, then the country code. Philippine mobile numbers start with 9, and a Philippine SIM's serial number starts 8963.
- +63 is the country code; the 0 in front is the trunk prefix, dropped from abroad.
- Mobile numbers start with 9: 0917 xxx xxxx at home, +63 917 xxx xxxx from abroad.
- Calling out of the Philippines: 00, or + on a mobile, then the country code.
- A Philippine SIM's serial number starts 89 63; its network identity begins with 515.
- Emergency: 911.
Checked October 3, 2026
Dialling, at a glance
A Philippine mobile from abroad
- Dial
- +63 917 xxx xxxx, no 0
A Manila landline from abroad
- Dial
- +63 2 xxx xxxx, no 0
A Philippine number inside the Philippines
- Dial
- 0917 xxx xxxx, as written, with its 0
Another country from the Philippines
- Dial
- 00, or + on a mobile, then the country code
The codes your phone shows
MCC 515
The Philippines' mobile country code: every Philippine network identity begins with 515, and the ITU's register of mobile network codes lists the country's networks there, Globe Telecom at 515 02 and Smart Communications at 515 03 among the assignments.
ICCID starting 89 63
A SIM's serial number begins with 89, for telecommunications, then 63, the country code; the ITU's register of Philippine issuers runs through the 89 63 range.
Mobiles start with 9
At home a Philippine mobile is written 09xx xxx xxxx; from abroad the first 0 is dropped, and the number becomes +63 9xx xxx xxxx.
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What is the Philippines country code?
It is +63. From abroad, drop the first 0 of a number: 0917 xxx xxxx is dialled +63 917 xxx xxxx. Inside the Philippines, dial the number as written, with its 0.
Do I dial the 0 after the +63 country code?
No. The 0 is the trunk prefix, used inside the Philippines only; from abroad, +63 replaces it.
How do I call out of the Philippines?
Dial 00, then the country code; on a mobile, + before the country code also works.
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