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International telecoms: Cheaper rates for mobile Philippines calls

Finding the best deal on weekend calls to mobiles in Philippines can save hundreds of pounds on your yearly phone bill, so shop around before you make your choice.

Phone providers are always changing their weekend mobile call rates to Philippines, so good deals are becoming available all the time.

Ever wondered what it would be like to call your family or friends in Philippines in the weekend without having to worry about the phone bill? Take a look at these cheap mobile calls.

Compare telephone rates to Philippines

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 Information on Communications and Transport in Philippines:

  • Philippines » International Dialing code: 00 63 (note: you can ignore the double zero and just use a plus + sign before the number)
  • Philippines » Airports: 255 (2004 est.)
  • Philippines » Airports - with paved runways: total: 82 over 3,047 m: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 1,524 to 2,437 m: 26 914 to 1,523 m: 35 under 914 m: 11 (2004 est.)
  • Philippines » Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 173 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 68 under 914 m: 100 (2004 est.)
  • Philippines » Capital: Manila
  • Philippines » Currency (code): Philippine peso (PHP)
  • Philippines » Economy - overview: The Philippines was less severely affected by the Asian financial crisis of 1998 than its neighbors, aided in part by annual remittances of $7-8 billion from overseas workers and no sustained runup in asset prices or foreign borrowing prior to the crisis. From a 0.6% decline in 1998, GDP expanded by 2.4% in 1999, and 4.4% in 2000, but slowed to 3.2% in 2001 in the context of a global economic slowdown, an export slump, and political and security concerns. GDP growth accelerated to 4.3% in 2002, 4.7% in 2003, and about 6% in 2004, reflecting the continued resilience of the service sector, and improved exports and agricultural output. Nonetheless, it will take a higher, sustained growth path to make appreciable progress in poverty alleviation given the Philippines' high annual population growth rate and unequal distribution of income. The Philippines also faces higher oil prices, higher interest rates on its dollar borrowings, and higher inflation. Fiscal constraints limit Manila's ability to finance infrastructure and social spending. The Philippines' consistently large budget deficit has produced a high debt level and has forced Manila to spend a large portion of the national government budget on debt service. Large, unprofitable public enterprises, especially in the energy sector, contribute to the government's debt because of slow progress on privatization. Credit rating agencies are increasingly concerned about the Philippines' ability to sustain the debt; legislative progress on new revenue measures will weigh heavily on credit rating decisions.
  • Philippines » Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top; representing peace and justice) and red (representing courage); a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side represents equality; the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays, each representing one of the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain; each corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star representing the three major geographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; the design of the flag dates to 1897; in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top
  • Philippines » Heliports: 2 (2004 est.)
  • Philippines » Highways (km): total: 202,124 km paved: 19,202 km unpaved: 182,922 km (2002)
  • Philippines » Internet country code: .ph
  • Philippines » Internet hosts: 38,440 (2002)
  • Philippines » Internet users: 3.5 million (2002)
  • Philippines » Map references: Southeast Asia
  • Philippines » National holiday: Independence Day, 12 June (1898) note: 12 June 1898 was date of declaration of independence from Spain; 4 July 1946 was date of independence from US
  • Philippines » Ports and harbors: Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iligan, Iloilo, Manila, Surigao
  • Philippines » Radio broadcast stations: AM 369, FM 583, shortwave 5 note: each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience (2004)
  • Philippines » Railways (km): total: 897 km narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2004)
  • Philippines » Telephone system: general assessment: good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and inter-island service adequate domestic: domestic satellite system with 11 earth stations international: country code - 63; 9 international gateways; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan
  • Philippines » Telephones - main lines in use: 3,310,900 (2002)
  • Philippines » Telephones - mobile cellular: 15.201 million (2002)
  • Philippines » Television broadcast stations: 225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004)
  • Philippines » Waterways (km): 3,219 km note: limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m (2004)