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The bilateral relations of the Philippines and Ukraine began with a formal agreement in 1992. Neither country has a resident ambassador. Ukraine has a non-resident ambassador in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Philippines is represented by its embassy in Warsaw, Poland.


History

The Philippines recognized Ukraine's independence on 22 January 1992 and formal relations began on 7 April 1992. Until June 1993, bilateral relations were maintained through the Philippine embassy in Poland. Prior to December 2004, Ukraine maintained relations with the Philippines through its embassies in Indonesia and Vietnam. Starting in 1993, the Philippine embassy in Moscow handled bilateral relations with Ukraine, but has since moved to the Philippine embassy in Warsaw. Since December 2004, Ukraine maintained its relations with the Philippines through its embassy in Tokyo, but has since moved it to its ambassador in Kuala Lumpur. In April 1997 a Ukrainian parliamentary delegation to Manila signed an interparliamentary cooperation agreement. In July 2003 Philippine Vice-President
Teofisto Guingona Teofisto "Tito" Tayko Guingona Jr. (born July 4, 1928) is a Filipino politician and diplomat who served as the 11th vice president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004, during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Born in San ...
met Ukrainian
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Anatoliy Zlenko in Manila. At the meeting, they signed a protocol on political cooperation. In June 2005, Speaker
Jose de Venecia Jose Claveria de Venecia Jr. (), also known as JDV, Joe De V or Manong Joe (born December 26, 1936), is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker, he was the f ...
led a
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delegation to Ukraine, and met with Ukrainian President
Victor Yushchenko Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( uk, Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, ; born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010. As an informal leader of th ...
and other top officials. They discussed Christian-Muslim interfaith dialogue, the development of two energy plants in the Philippines by the Ukrainian company Sukhin Energy Incorporated, and a debt conversion initiative. As of June 2019, there are 342 Overseas Filipinos in Ukraine, and the Philippine government has been actively attending to them and promoting the country's interests through the Honorary Consulate in Kyiv. As of March 2020, around 200 Ukrainians are residing in the Philippines. Amidst the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
, the Department of Foreign Affairs raised Alert Level 4, signifying the mandatory evacuation of all Filipino nationals from Ukraine. The Philippines evacuated 342 of its nationals by March 2022. Under Philippine president
Rodrigo Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...
, the Philippines voted in favor of the United Nations resolution condemning the Russian invasion. Philippine Presidential candidate
Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. ( , , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. He previously served as a senat ...
has said: "“I don’t think there is a need to make a stand. We are not involved, except for our nationals.” In November 2022, during the APEC summit in Thailand, President Marcos has said that the war is "unacceptable" and has urged peace between the two nations. Ukraine seeks to establish an embassy in the Philippines, but budgetary constraints have delayed this endeavor. On the other hand, in June 2022, Foreign Affairs Secretary
Teodoro Locsin Jr. Teodoro "Teddy Boy" Lopez Locsin Jr. (born November 15, 1948) is a Filipino politician, diplomat, lawyer, and former journalist who is currently serving as the Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom since August 30, 2022. He previously ...
said that the Philippines seeks to establish an embassy in Ukraine. However, as of January 2023, the Philippines has not made any requests to establish an embassy in Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Manila on 3 June 2024, and met with President Marcos, making Zelenskyy the first Ukrainian president to visit the Philippines. During this visit, Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine would open an embassy in the Philippines that year. Zelenskyy also announced that the Philippines would attend a Ukraine-organized peace conference being held in Switzerland and thanked the Philippines for its support. Following Zelenskyy's request, Marcos assured Zelenskyy that he will allow the Philippines to send Filipino mental health workers to Ukraine to help Ukrainian soldiers.


Agreements

The Philippines and Ukraine have seven bilateral agreements in place: *An exchange of letters between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the
Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA; fil, Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas) is the executive department of the Philippine government tasked to contribute to the enhancement of national security, protection of the territorial integrity and na ...
(entered into force 7 April 1992). *A memorandum on cooperation between the Verkhovna Rada and the Philippine House of Representatives (14 April 1997). *A protocol on political consultations between their respective Foreign Affairs bodies (14 July 2003). *A memorandum between the State Committee of Financial Monitoring of Ukraine and the Financial Surveillance Body of the Philippines to exchange financial information regarding money laundering (12 March 2008). *An agreement between the Council of Ministers of Crimea and the Government of Cebu Province about trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation (26 November 2010). *A memorandum on cooperation between the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine and the Foreign Service Institute of the Philippines (6 December 2010).


Economic relations

Bilateral trade between Ukraine and the Philippines amounted to $20.21 million in a six-month period in 2012. The Philippine negative trade balance for the same period amounted to $15.59 million. Among Ukraine's main export to the Philippines during the period are feed wheat, coloring materials, machinery for metal stamping, forging, bending, alignment, cutting, press, whey, ammonia. The Philippines imports from Ukraine during the same six month in 2012 amounted to $17.90 million. Among the Philippines main import from Ukraine are electrical products, electronic integrated circuits and electronic micro modules. Among the Philippines main export to Ukraine are bells, gongs, statuettes, frames and mirrors, of base metal, printing equipment, printing machines, auxiliary machine for printing, automatic data processing machines and units thereof and tobacco products.


See also

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Foreign relations of the Philippines Foreign relations of the Philippines are administered by the President of the Philippines and the Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines), Department of Foreign Affairs. Philippine international affairs are influenced by ties to its South ...
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Foreign relations of Ukraine Ukraine has formal relations with many nations and in recent decades has been establishing diplomatic relations with an expanding circle of nations. The foreign relations of Ukraine are guided by a number of key priorities outlined in the forei ...


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Philippines-Ukraine relations Ukraine Bilateral relations of Ukraine