Best cities to work remotely in the Philippines
35 places in 4 cities · median wifi 6 Mbps · updated
Workmode lists 35 places to work remotely from across 4 cities in the Philippines. Cebu City has the most, with 22, followed by Manila (5) and Makati (4). Members have measured the wifi at 5 places, with a median download of 6 Mbps; Makati is fastest, at a median of 6 Mbps. There is 1 coworking space, most of them in Cebu City; the rest are cafés, libraries and other places with a table and a socket.
Top cities in the Philippines
Every city in the Philippines, compared
Ranked by how many places to work are listed. Wifi is the median of measured places.
| # | City | Places | Coworking | Wifi | Check-ins | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebu City | 22 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Manila | 5 | — | 3 Mbps | 3 | — |
| 3 | Makati | 4 | — | 6 Mbps, wifi report for Makati | 3 | — |
| 4 | Taguig | 4 | — | 18 Mbps | 2 | — |
Most worked-from places in the Philippines
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
Coffee shop · Taguig
4.5(200)$$18 Mbps
Starbucks Reserve
Coffee shop · Manila
4.2(161)$$3 Mbps
Habitual Coffee Salcedo Village
Coffee shop · Manila
4.4(179)
Commune
Coffee shop · Makati
4.4(607)$$6 Mbps
Local Edition Coffee & Tea
Coffee shop · Makati
4.3(111)26 Mbps
Bo's Coffee (Eastwood)
Coffee shop · Makati
4.3(106)$$2 Mbps
The Good Cup Coffee Company
Coffee shop · Cebu City
5.0(32)
Work Folk
Space · Manila
4.9(7)
Bloom Cakes & Coffee - Cebu
Coffee shop · Cebu City
4.9(14)
HD Homelift Solutions
Space · Manila
4.9(12)
32 Umber Café & Co.
Coffee shop · Cebu City
4.6(73)
Treat Street Cafe
Coffee shop · Cebu City
4.6(18)
Fastest measured wifi in the Philippines
- 1Local Edition Coffee & TeaCoffee shop · Makati wifi report26 Mbps
- 2The Coffee Bean and Tea LeafCoffee shop · Taguig wifi report18 Mbps
- 3CommuneCoffee shop · Makati wifi report6 Mbps
- 4Starbucks ReserveCoffee shop · Manila wifi report3 Mbps
- 5Bo's Coffee (Eastwood)Coffee shop · Makati wifi report2 Mbps
In total: 31 coffee shops, 3 spaces, 1 coworking space.
Working remotely in the Philippines: questions
What is the best city to work remotely in the Philippines?
Cebu City has the most places to work listed, with 22, followed by Manila (5) and Makati (4). For wifi, Makati has the fastest measured median, 6 Mbps across 3 places. The best choice depends on what you need — the table on this page compares every city.
How fast is the wifi in cafés and coworking spaces in the Philippines?
Across 5 places where members ran a speed test, the median download is 6 Mbps, and 1 place measures 25 Mbps or faster — enough for video calls. A place nobody has tested has an unknown speed, not a slow one.
Where are the coworking spaces in the Philippines?
1 coworking space is listed in the Philippines, in Cebu City (1).
How are places in the Philippines rated?
By the people who worked there: members check in, run a speed test and rate the place on wifi, noise and comfort. Google ratings are shown separately and never mixed in. Measured at 25 Mbps or faster by people who worked there, fastest first.