The Manila Economic and Cultural OfficeIn .
In tl, Tanggapang Pang-ekonomiya at Pangkultura ng Maynila. Also known as the Philippine Representative Office in Taiwan
(; tl, link=no, Tanggapan ng Kinatawan ng Pilipinas sa Taiwan). is the

representative office A representative office is an office established by a company or a legal entity to conduct marketing and other non-transactional operations, generally in a foreign country where a branch office or subsidiary is not warranted. Representative office ...

of the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

, functioning as a ''de facto'' embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. It is a non-stock non-profit corporation organized under Philippine law. It was first established in 1975 as the Asian Exchange Center, replacing the former Philippine Embassy.The International Law of Recognition and the Status of the Republic of China
Hungdah Chiu in ''The United States and the Republic of China: Democratic Friends, Strategic Allies, and Economic Partners'', Steven W. Mosher, Transaction Publishers, 1992, page 24 In 1984, its staff acquired diplomatic privileges and immunity, as did those of its Taiwanese counterpart in

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

, then known as the Pacific Economic and Cultural Center. It adopted its present name in December 1989.''Ensuring Interests: Dynamics of China-Taiwan Relations and Southeast Asia''
Khai Leong Ho, Guozhong He, Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, 2006, page 25 In addition to its Taipei Office, it also maintains Extension Offices in

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

and

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...

. Its counterpart body in the Philippines is the

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines () represents the interests of Taiwan in the Philippines, functioning as a ''de facto'' embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. Its Philippine counterpart is the "Manila Economic ...

in Manila.Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines
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Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

Philippines–Taiwan relations Organizations established in 1975 {{Taiwan-poli-stub

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