Filipino (Tagalog) to English
Filipino (Tagalog) to English translation
For anyone holding a Philippine document with Filipino on it: an affidavit, a local certificate, a letter or a handwritten remark. Many Philippine records are already in English, so check first; where they are not, we translate in full, by email, with NAATI certification as an option.
Check before you order
Most Philippine records are already in English
This page may save you the cost of a translation. Here is how to tell whether you need one.
Usually in English already
Philippine birth, marriage and death certificates and the LTO driver’s licence are usually printed in English. If everything on yours is in English, the reader may need nothing more: see documents already in English, and when we will tell you not to order.
Where Filipino appears
Filipino, or another Philippine language, turns up in affidavits, some barangay and local certificates, church records, letters and handwritten remarks added to an English form. Those are the pages that need translating. Send the whole page, so the reader can match the English version line by line.
Middle names and suffixes
A Filipino middle name is usually the mother’s maiden surname, not a second given name, and suffixes such as Jr. or III belong to the name. The translation keeps each part where the document puts it and follows your passport’s spelling, so no one mistakes your middle name for a given name.
Driving here on a Philippine licence
An English licence needs no translation
What New South Wales says
“If your licence is not written in English, you must also carry an English translation, or an International Driving Permit.” An LTO licence printed in English is not caught by that line, and most states word it the same way. Western Australia’s visitor page is less clear; the guide below quotes it.
Source: NSW Government, driving with an overseas licence in NSW (checked 19 September 2026)
At the Hertz desk
Hertz’s terms accept a licence that “is in English or, if not in English, is accompanied by a certified English translation”. An English licence is accepted on its own terms. Check the card’s expiry and your company’s other conditions before you book.
Source: Hertz Australia, rental terms (driver licence) (checked 19 September 2026)
Driving on a licence that is already in English? Driving in Australia on a UK, US or other English licence covers what still applies, including how long a visitor may drive.
What a careful job includes
When a translation is needed, all of it
Mixed-language pages
On a page that is part English and part Filipino, the Filipino is translated and the English is carried across as printed, in the page’s own order, so the reader sees one complete English version.
Affidavits and local certificates
Affidavits, barangay certificates and letters are translated with every signature, seal, notarial detail and date, so the reader can see who signed, before whom and when.
Other Philippine languages
A document in Cebuano, Ilocano or another Philippine language? Choose “Other language” on the order page or ask us first, and we will confirm before you pay.
Choose the NAATI certification option for a translation prepared by a NAATI-certified translator, carrying their certification statement, NAATI stamp and credential number. See the birth certificate and marriage certificate pages for those documents.
Pricing
The full price on screen before you order
Translation is $39.99 per page into English, delivered digitally. Add NAATI certification for $59.99 per page, prepared by a NAATI-certified translator and carrying their certification statement, NAATI stamp and credential number. Where the translator uses NAATI’s digital stamp, it carries a QR code you can scan to check the credential.
Delivery is by email and the order page shows the delivery options. Translating a licence only? Start at driver licence translation. Need a NAATI-certified translator? See how NAATI translation works. Other languages: Spanish, Indonesian and Thai, or see every language we translate.
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