where to find philippines Genealogy records
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The Philippines is a great place to do research because of the wealth of historical material that can be found at the country's many archives, libraries, and other repositories. A variety of records can also be found locally at civil registry offices, churches, public libraries, historical societies, and elsewhere. Many records are also now available online at a number of great websites including Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, and FamilySearch, all of which have large searchable databases relating to Filipino history and genealogy.
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In addition to these great resources, we have compiled a large number of links that should prove helpful to your search, many of which are listed below and on our pages relating to Filipino genealogy. If you would like a professional genealogist to help you with your search, please click below.
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Archives and Libraries
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National Archives of the Philippines
1765 Paz M. Guazon Street Paco, Manila 1007 Philippines Collections: Around 60 million records relating to Spanish colonial rule (1552-1900), American colonial period (1898-1946), Japanese occupation (1941-1945), and Philippine Republic (1946 to present) Telephone: +63 2 8524-3231 Email: nationalarchives@nationalarchives.gov.ph Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm; Saturday-Sunday closed |
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National Archives of Spain
C. de Serrano, 115, 28006 Madrid Spain Collections: biographies, military records, Philippines censuses, microfilmed records from the National Archives of the Philippines Telephone: +34 917 68 85 00 Email: ahn@cultura.gob.es Opening Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00am-7:pm, Friday 9:00am-3:00pm, Saturday-Sunday closed |
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National Archives and Records Administration
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC USA 20408-0001 Collections: World War II military records, 1900 U.S. Military and Naval Census, 1903 Census of the Philippine Islands, 1910 U.S. Military and Naval Census, 1920 U.S. Military and Naval Census, Records of the Board of Insular Affairs Telephone: +1-866-272-6272 Email: archives1reference@nara.gov Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm; Saturday-Sunday closed (open by appointment only) |
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National Library of the Philippines
1000 Kalaw Ave, Ermita, Manila 1000 Metro Manila, Philippines Collections: books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, databases, maps, atlases, microforms, stamps, prints, drawings, manuscripts Telephone: +63 2 5310 5035 Email: do@nlp.gov.ph Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm; Saturday-Sunday closed |
regions of the Philippines
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Region
National Capital
Cordillera
Illocos
Cagayan Valley
Central Luzon
Calabarzon
Southwestern Tagalog
Bicol
Western Visayas
Central Visayas
Eastern Visayas
Zamboanga Peninsula
Northern Mindanao
Davao
Caraga
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Regional Center
Manila
Banguio
San Fernando
Tuguegarao
San Fernando
Calamba
Calapan
Legazpi
Iloilo City
Cebu City
Tacloban
Pagadian
Cagayan de Oro
Davao City
Koronadal
Butuan
Cotabato City
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Provinces/Districts
Districts of Manila
Provinces of Cordillera
Provinces of Illocos
Provinces of Cagayan Valley
Provinces of Central Luzon
Provinces of Calabarzon
Provinces of Southwestern Tagalog
Provinces of Bicol
Provinces of Western Visayas
Provinces of Central Visayas
Provinces of Eastern Visayas
Provinces of Zamboanga Peninsula
Provinces of Northern Mindanao
Provinces of Davao
Provinces of Soccsksargen
Provinces of Caraga
Provinces of Bangsamoro
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Island Group
Luzon
Luzon
Luzon
Luzon
Luzon
Luzon
Luzon
Luzon
Luzon
Visayas
Visayas
Mindanao
Mindinao
Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindinao
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