Postal addresses in the Philippines are similar in format to those in many other parts of the world. They are especially used to locate areas in the Philippines.
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Address elements
Philippine addresses always contain the name of the sender, the building number and thoroughfare, the barangay where the building is located, the city or municipality where the barangay is located and, in most cases, the province where the city or municipality is located. In the case of Metro Manila, however, provinces are omitted and, in the case of Manila, include the district instead of the barangay. ZIP codes are also part of the typical Philippine address.
Provincial
NameUnit Number + House/Building/Street Number + Street NameBarangay Name, City/MunicipalityPostal Code + ProvincePhilippinesThe unit number may not be available with individual houses, while country may be optional for domestic posts. Village or subdivision names are sometimes added after the street
Metro Manila
NameUnit Number + House/Building/Street Number, Street NameBarangay/District Name, City/MunicipalityPostal Code + Metro ManilaPhilippinesP.O. Box
NameP.O. Box Number, Post Office NameCity/MunicipalityPostal Code + Province/Metro ManilaPhilippinesProvincial
Chris Ryan R. Illustracion253 M.L. Quezon StreetSanto Niño Tukuran7019 Zamboanga del SurPhilippinesMr. Raji Raine H. Magtanggol95 JayLee Street, Sofia SubdivisionDel Pilar, San Fernando City2000 PampangaMetro Manila
Dada7114 Kundiman Street, Sampaloc1008 ManilaPhilippineskaren perez2335 arellano streetsta. ana manila1009 Metro ManilaP.O. Box
Mr. Faye CapioP.O. Box 1201, Manila Central Post Office1050 ManilaMr. Fely CapioP.O. Box 1121, Araneta Center Post OfficeQuezon City1135 Metro ManilaDaryl Dianne DalautaP.O. Box 1000, Gasan Post OfficeGasan4905 MarinduquePhilippinesPostal Codes
PhilPost recommends using postal codes in Philippine addresses. However, most Filipinos (and even foreigners) do not use, let alone know how to use, Philippine ZIP codes, and thus are usually omitted. Omission of ZIP codes, however, is problematic, since it takes longer for mail to reach its intended destination, as well as that it can increase the chances of mail getting lost in the postal system.