I have never been there, but my booklet from the US Department of Commerce says that the Phillipines uses 115 V 60 Hz just like here in North America.
Someone who has been there should be able to tell you for sure.
The US Department of Commerce is WRONG!!!!
The Philippines uses 220-240V for standard current. The PLUG is similar to the one we have in the US.
Also in some locations the outlets do not have one of the prong holes longer like the newer Plugs have here. Meaning the two holes that the flat prongs on the plug go into are the same size. This prevents some of the newer electronics plugs from fitting into the outlet. Make sure you have adapters with you so that the plug will go into the outlet.
Dan, I have used my laptop there for the last 3 years and haven't had a problem. Any problems you have with dual voltage items would be from power surges... thus my recommendation for a surge protector. Plus if something is not needed to be plugged in, just unplug it. As in when the charger is done charging the batteries, then unplug it.
They can have power surges just like we have here, say when there is a lightning storm. I SHOULD unplug my electronics but don't need to, cause they have a surge protector.
Robin
PS this info about the current in the PI is from my last 10 years of traveling there, and having fried a headlight once.
Almost forgot, some hotels and dive ops (especially ones that North Americans go to) will have some outlets, say in the bathroom for shavers, or the camera room, in limited supply that are 110V... Put in a power strip and you then turn that single outlet into 4-6 outlets... And use the transformers they have already there. They probably are much heavier and better than the kind you pick up for small electronics.
Edited by secretsea18, 12 September 2007 - 04:50 PM.