Honorable Mention — Field Guide
Philippines Beaches
The Philippines carries no national Blue Flag programme — the beaches noted here are editorial honorable mentions, not certified sites. Boracay's White Beach and Palawan's limestone lagoons rank with the finest beach scenery on earth, and we map them as exactly what they are.
A Blue Flag is awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality, safety, services, and environmental management — what a Blue Flag beach means explains the certification in full.
Regions
Field notes — quick answers
Does Philippines have Blue Flag beaches?
No — Philippines does not currently operate a national Blue Flag programme, so none of its beaches carry the certification. The beaches we map there are editorial honorable mentions, chosen on merit and clearly labelled as uncertified.
How current is this Philippines beach list?
Certification is seasonal, so we track the 2026 season and update listings as national juries publish changes. Beaches that hold Blue Flag certification and uncertified "Certification Candidate" beaches are always labelled separately.