Infrastructure — Philippines
Transport, communications, and energy.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Infrastructure at a glance
Transport, communications, and energy. Key figure for Philippines: 247
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Transportation
- Airports - total
247
- Airports with Paved Runways
89
- Heliports
2
- Railways
618 Miles 995 Kilometers
- Roadways- total
132,446 Miles 213,151 Kilometers
- Roadways- paved
33,853 Miles 54,481 Kilometers
- Waterways
2,000 Miles 3,219 Kilometers
- Ports and Terminals
Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo, Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa, San Fernando, Subic Bay, Zamboanga
Communications
- Telephones
6,783,000
- Cell Phones
51,795,000
- Internet Users
5,300,000
- Internet Country Code
.ph
- Internet Hosts
394,990
- Broadcast Media
- multiple national private TV and radio networks
- multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available
- more than 350 TV stations - 4 major TV networks operating nationwide with 1 being government-owned
- some 1100 cable TV providers and some 1,200 radio stations broadcasting
- the Philippines is scheduled to complete the switch from analog to digital broadcasting by the end of 2015
- Telephone System
- general assessment: good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services;
- domestic and interisland service adequate domestic: telec
- ommunications infrastructure includes the following platforms: fixed-line, mobile cellular, cable TV, over-the-air TV, radio and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), fiber-optic cable, and satellite; mobile-ce
- llular communications now dominate the industry international: country code - 63; a series of submarine cables together provide connectivity to Asia, US, the Middle East, and Europe; multiple international gateways
Energy
- Electricity Consumption- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
54,400,000,000
- Electricity Production- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
61,930,000,000
- Natural Gas Consumption - Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
2,860,000,000
- Natural Gas Production- Cubic Meters (cu m)
3,910,000,000
- Natural Gas Reserves- Cubic Meters (cu m)
98,540,000,000
- Oil Consumption- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
315,600
- Oil Exports- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
20,090
- Oil Imports- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
182,000
- Oil Production- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
14,360
- Oil Reserves- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
138,500,000