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PAL Mabuhay Miles Platinum MC

Why pick it: 1 Mabuhay Mile per ₱48, auto-converted

PAL miles card: ₱48 per Mabuhay Mile on all spend, auto-converted after each statement; utility bills excluded; ₱3,000 annual fee.

Score
50 /100
Rank
#18 of 123
Annual fee
₱3,000
Solid A
GET IT IF…Honest take

Mas magaan ang fee para sa PAL miles, pero walang nakalistang lounge sa page.

Bottom line: Gusto mong mag-ipon ng PAL miles nang hindi mabigat ang fee? Gagana ito. Kung lounge ang goal mo, tingnan ang World MC; nakalista sa World MC page ang 4 shared visits.

Read the full take: the math, what's good, what hurts

Galing sa data ang return, na miles ang basehan ng value ng points. Para sa typical household (~₱825k a year), ~₱9,500 ito, at ~₱1,000 ang travel side pagkatapos ng foreign fee (2.50%, galing sa fees PDF). Annual fee: ₱3,000. Pwede mong hilingin ang waiver, bahala ang bank. Hindi kasama sa data ang free first year na nasa fees PDF. Nasa puwesto #18 sa 123, at 50 ang score.

The numbers in this take are our estimates for a typical household, not bank policy. Check fees and waivers with the bank.

What's good

  • ₱48 = 1 point = 1 Mabuhay Mile, auto-converted (kailangang nasa file ang Mabuhay Miles number mo).
  • 2,000-mile welcome gift sa activation, plus 10,000 pang miles kapag nakapag-spend ka ng ₱100k sa PAL within 1 year (first-time cardholders lang).
  • Hanggang ₱3M ang travel insurance kung buong roundtrip ticket ang na-charge sa card, at 5% off sa select PAL international flights na naka-book online.

What's bad

  • Walang lounge access na nakalista sa page, kaya miles card ito sa nakikita namin.
  • Hindi nag-e-earn ang utility bills, at capped sa ₱417 a month ang drugstore rewards, galing sa data.
  • ₱1,200,000 a year ang income requirement, galing sa data (wala sa page).

The catch: Hindi nakalista sa product page ang annual fee; nasa Fees & Charges PDF ng PNB ang ₱3,000. Hindi rin binabanggit ng page ang waiver o ang 'no annual fee for life' promo na galing sa data.

Rechecked on the bank page on 2026-10-25. Not on the page: annual fee (product page itself; it is in the linked PDF); minimum income; fee waiver terms; no annual fee for life promo (our data); rewards caps; lounge access. Our opinion, based on published terms. Not financial advice. The bank decides approval.

The take above is written for a typical household spending about ₱825,500 a year. Get your own score in 60 seconds.

Yearly value for a typical household:
about ₱10,500 in rewards (₱9,500) and travel value (₱1,000), before the ₱3,000 annual fee (on request; the bank decides)
To qualify:
₱1,200,000 a year income
Bank service:
About typical.

First year

Welcome offer:
No annual fee for life for new-to-bank approved Sep 7, 2026 - Mar 31, 2027 who spend ₱80,000 by Apr 30, 2027 (SMS registration required); 2,000 welcome miles (ends Mar 31, 2027)

Bank details as of Oct 23, 2026. Offers change; confirm on the bank's page before you apply. None of this changes the card's score.

Who can apply

Age:
21 to 65.

Bank details as of Nov 4, 2026. Where a card's own page is silent, the rule is from the bank's general requirements page; confirm on the bank's page before you apply. None of this changes the card's score.

Score breakdown, fees, rewards and perks

Score breakdown

#18 of 123 cards open to new applicants, and #24 of all 170 scored cards once invite-only, closed and limited-eligibility cards are counted too.

  • Yearly value33 / 63

    These bars compare each part with other cards on its own, so they don't add up to Yearly value. How it is scored

    • Rewards on the default spend20 / 37

      About ₱9,500 a year in rewards on the typical household's spend, after caps and the foreign fee on foreign online spend. How the bars work

    • Annual fee after waivers12 / 16

      A ₱3,000 fee that the bank may waive on request. How the bars work

    • Travel and perks on the default spend3 / 10

      About ₱1,000 of travel value on one trip abroad a year, after the 2.50% foreign fee. It includes travel insurance, though insurance counts only a little toward this figure and the score. How the bars work

  • Promos and 0% installments4 / 15

    0% installment network: fair. Promos: weak, judged by what a typical household would likely save from the promos this card gets, past and current, with 15 live promos tracked. How it is scored

  • Points flexibility7 / 10

    1 airline partner, and points that follow the airline. How it is scored

  • Credit limit and upgrade path4 / 5

    Platinum card level, plus how PNB handles credit limit increases and card upgrades. How it is scored

  • App and service2 / 5

    Banking app: basic. Service: about typical. How it is scored

  • Late fee1 / 2

    A late fee of ₱1,000 for one missed payment. How it is scored

On the default spend: about ₱9,500 a year in rewards and ₱1,000 in travel value.

Score over time

Total score and tier on each data date, on the default spend.

methodmethodmethodmethod62 AOct 2462 AOct 2650 AOct 2750 ANov 250 ANov 450 ANov 950 ANov 1050 ANov 11
  • Between Oct 24 and Oct 26 the scoring method changed (2 changes), so part of that move is the method, not the card.
  • Between Oct 26 and Oct 27 the scoring method changed (10 changes), so part of that move is the method, not the card.
  • Between Nov 2 and Nov 4 the scoring method changed (a card with a higher income minimum for first-time applicants is no longer left out), so part of that move is the method, not the card.
  • Between Nov 10 and Nov 11 the scoring method changed (3 changes), so part of that move is the method, not the card.
  • Method changes

Fees and who can apply

Annual fee
₱3,000
Supplementary fee
₱0
Fee waiver
On request; the bank decides
Foreign transaction fee
2.50%
Minimum income
₱1,200,000 a year

Rewards

1 Mabuhay Mile per ₱48, converted automatically. Utility bills earn nothing. Single or dual-currency billing.

Caps: ₱1,667 per month (groceries); ₱833 per month (fuel); ₱417 per month (drugstores)

Type
Miles
Points expiry
none
Airline partners
PAL Mabuhay Miles

Travel perks

International lounge visits
None
Local lounge
None
Travel insurance
Up to ₱3,000,000, covers family

Watch out for

  • Rewards on drugstores capped at ₱417 a month

Live and upcoming promos (15)

As of Nov 11, 2026. Check each promo's source before you rely on it.

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