In passive surveillance (parents’ observation), redness was observed in 14.4 % vs. 11.8 % , swelling in 8 % vs. 3.9 % , induration in 13.6 % vs. 8.6 % , and pain in 54.4 % vs. 47.2 % of 11PCV and placebo infants, respectively, after the first dose of the vaccine. Redness at injection site was significantly more common with 11PCV than placebo infants after the third dose (13.6 % vs. 3.2 % , p = 0.005). Crying (53.6 % vs. 48 % ), irritability (48 % vs. 46.4 % ), and fever (22.4 % vs. 19.6 % ) were commonly observed in 11PCV and placebo infants, respectively, after the first dose. Loss of appetite was significantly more common among 11PCV (12 % ) than placebo (4.7 % ) infants but only after the first dose of the vaccine (P = 0.04). The number of reactions decreased in both groups with subsequent doses. The non-adjuvanted 11PCV vaccine was found to be well-tolerated among Filipino infants.