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
Name Unit Number + House/Building/Street Number + Street Name Barangay Name, City/Municipality Postal Code + Province PhilippinesThe 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
Name Unit Number + House/Building/Street Number, Street Name Barangay/District Name, City/Municipality Postal Code + Metro Manila PhilippinesP.O. Box
Name P.O. Box Number, Post Office Name City/Municipality Postal Code + Province/Metro Manila PhilippinesProvincial
Chris Ryan R. Illustracion 253 M.L. Quezon Street Santo Niño Tukuran 7019 Zamboanga del Sur Philippines Mr. Raji Raine H. Magtanggol 95 JayLee Street, Sofia Subdivision Del Pilar, San Fernando City 2000 PampangaMetro Manila
Dada 7114 Kundiman Street, Sampaloc 1008 Manila Philippines karen perez 2335 arellano street sta. ana manila 1009 Metro ManilaP.O. Box
Mr. Faye Capio P.O. Box 1201, Manila Central Post Office 1050 Manila Mr. Fely Capio P.O. Box 1121, Araneta Center Post Office Quezon City 1135 Metro Manila Daryl Dianne Dalauta P.O. Box 1000, Gasan Post Office Gasan 4905 Marinduque PhilippinesPostal 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.