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LDS Missions in the Philippines

There are currently 31 active missions in the Philippines. Explore where each one is based, the local time, the climate and what to do next if you have been called there.

Philippines with each mission's base city marked. Markers show where missions are based, not the areas they cover — the Church does not publish mission boundaries as map data, and missionaries serve across areas set by the mission.

Missions in the Philippines

Every mission below links to its own page, with that mission’s map, local time, current weather, climate and preparation guides.

Or browse all 31 missions below.

Bicol Region1 mission

Cagayan Valley1 mission

Calabarzon4 missions

Caraga1 mission

Central Luzon3 missions

Central Visayas4 missions

Cordillera1 mission

Davao Region1 mission

Eastern Visayas2 missions

Ilocos3 missions

Mimaropa1 mission

National Capital Region3 missions

Northern Mindanao2 missions

Soccsksargen1 mission

Western Visayas3 missions

About LDS missions in the Philippines

There are currently 31 active LDS missions based in the Philippines, in 29 cities across 15 regions. Some cities carry more than one: Cebu (2) and Quezon City (2). Those cities are spread about 800 km (500 miles) from Puerto Princesa in the west to Davao in the east and about 1,450 km (900 miles) from Laoag in the north to General Santos in the south.

5 missions are based in the national capital, Manila. Mission cities range from near sea level at Naga (6 m / 20 ft) to Baguio at 1,493 m (4,898 ft).

Missionaries serve across areas set by their mission, which can reach well beyond the city the mission is based in, and they are transferred between those areas during a mission.

Local time in the Philippines

Every mission in the Philippines keeps Asia/Manila. The clock below is live, and follows daylight saving where it applies.

Missionary Tracker shows this clock next to your missionary, so nobody at home has to work out whether it is a reasonable hour to write.

Climate and seasons in the Philippines

Mission cities in the Philippines fall into 3 Köppen climate classes, so conditions are not the same across the country.

The most common are tropical monsoon (Am), covering 14 missions including Angeles and Antipolo, tropical rainforest (Af), covering 9 missions including Bacolod and Butuan and tropical savanna (Aw), covering 8 missions including Baguio and Cabanatuan.

Across those cities, the warmest monthly average high is 35 °C (95 °F) in Urdaneta during April, and the coolest monthly average low is 15 °C (58 °F) in Baguio during January.

Always use your Missionary Portal and your mission’s own “what to bring” instructions when deciding what clothing or equipment to pack. This describes the weather, not what to take.

Languages

The languages most widely used across the Philippines are Filipino and English.

This describes the country, not the assignment. The language a missionary is called to speak is set by the Church and stated in the call itself — it can differ from the languages above, and missionaries serving in the same country are not always assigned the same one.

Preparing to serve in the Philippines

If you have received a mission call to the Philippines, begin with the instructions in your Missionary Portal and the mission’s own letter — those are the only sources that speak for your mission. These guides cover the practical side nobody sends you: the paperwork, the shopping, the packing and the last weeks at home.

Mission Preparation

LDS Mission Preparation Checklist: Everything to Do Before You Leave

The whole runway in one place — from the year before you submit a recommendation to the morning you leave for the MTC.

Read the guideMission Call

What to Do After Receiving Your Mission Call

The call answers where and when. This is the order to do everything that follows, starting with the parts that have deadlines.

Read the guidePacking

LDS Missionary Packing List

Everything worth packing, in the order you should buy it, and the things most missionaries wish they had left at home.

Read the guideMTC

What to Bring to the MTC

The quick answer first, then the detail: what you actually need on arrival day and what can stay in the suitcase.

Read the guide

Visa and travel arrangements for the Philippines are handled through your Missionary Portal and the Church’s travel office. Follow their instructions rather than any third-party summary, including this one.

Printable Philippines countdown map

Turn the mission length into a free printable countdown map of Philippines, with one numbered square for each mission day to colour in.

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Mission boundaries, assignments and instructions change; always use current information from the Church and your Missionary Portal.