Travel adapter from Philippines to Papua New Guinea
Adapter Required
Yes — coming from Philippines, you will need a travel adapter for Papua New Guinea. Philippines uses Type A/Type B/Type C plugs, and Papua New Guinea uses Type I, so the pin shapes will not fit any wall socket. The mains frequency is also different (60 Hz vs 50 Hz). This rarely matters for electronics but can affect motor-driven devices like clocks and shavers.
Philippines (home)
Type A
Two flat parallel pins
Type B
Two flat pins + round ground
Type C
Two round pins (Europlug)
Papua New Guinea (destination)
Electrical specs
Philippines
230 V
60 Hz
= Match
Papua New Guinea
240 V
50 Hz
〜 Frequency differs (60 Hz vs 50 Hz). Rarely an issue for most electronics, but can affect motor-driven devices like clocks and shavers.
More about plugs in Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea, the standard power plug is Type I. The country runs on 240 volts at 50 Hz. That means every wall socket in Papua New Guinea is the same shape — Type I, and your plug needs to physically match the socket to fit.