There is a new free map of every public EV charger in the Philippines, and it is worth bookmarking. But the more interesting thing is what the numbers on it tell you about charging in this country — and it is not the headline.
Ridenetwork.ph has launched an EV Charging and Battery Swapping Station Directory. No sign-in, no paywall, no app to download. You open it, you search the map, you get the address, the operator, and directions. As of 20 August 2026 it covers 536 locations across Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
What is actually on the map
Those 536 locations hold 1,102 operational charging points. The split is the part most people skim past:
- 810 AC charging points — the slow kind, same technology as the wall charger in your garage
- 292 DC fast-charging points — the kind that actually refills a car in 30 to 60 minutes
- 49 battery-swapping units across 19 locations, mostly for two-wheelers
Read that again. For the entire country, there are fewer than 300 public fast chargers. Roughly three out of every four public charging points in the Philippines are AC units running at speeds you can already match at home.
Why this number looks different from the DOE’s
You may have seen the figure of about 1,600 registered charging stations quoted alongside the DOE’s plan to reach 7,000 by 2028 — we wrote about that in the DOE’s incoming 5% parking rule. The two figures are not in conflict; they are counting different things. Government counts registrations. Ridenetwork counts points it can confirm are operational and mappable today. The gap between “registered” and “actually working when you pull in” is not a scandal, it is the normal lag in a network being built out fast. It is also a good reason not to plan a trip around a number you read in a press release.
What this means for you as a PH EV owner
Honestly? If you already charge at home, this directory changes very little about your week. You will open it two or three times a year. We are not going to pretend otherwise.
Where it earns its place is the long trip. Baguio, Batangas, Bicol, Ilocos — routes where you need to know whether there is a DC charger between you and your destination, and check it before you leave, not when the car says 15%. Being able to see the operator name in advance also matters, because it tells you which app or RFID card you need to have set up already.
The bigger takeaway is the 810-versus-292 split. It confirms something we tell customers every week: the public network in the Philippines is not built to be your main refuelling system. It is built for topping up while you are parked somewhere for a few hours anyway — a mall, an office, a hotel. If you are relying on public AC chargers as your daily charge, you are spending evenings sitting in a parking lot at roughly the same speed a 7kW charger at home would give you, except you are paying ₱20 to ₱38 per kWh for it instead of around ₱12 to ₱13 at home. That maths does not improve with more chargers on a map.
If the AC-versus-DC distinction is still fuzzy, our guide on AC vs DC charging covers why a home charger will never hit DC speeds — and why it does not need to. For where the Metro Manila chargers actually are and which apps run them, see our Metro Manila charging station guide.
The short version
A free national charger map is genuinely useful and long overdue. Bookmark it for road trips. But do not read “1,102 charging points” as a reason to skip a home charger — read the 292 fast chargers as the reason to install one. Home charging is still where most Filipino EV owners get the large majority of their kilometres, and the public network is a backup, not a plan.
If you are working out what your home setup should look like, get a written quote through our instant quote tool — no obligation, and we will tell you honestly if you do not need the bigger unit. You can also message us on WhatsApp at 0993 158 1936 and we will answer directly.