The Republic of the Philippines has a network of diplomatic missions in major cities around the world, under the purview of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), to forward the country's interests in the areas that they serve, as well as to serve the ever-growing numbers of Overseas Filipinos and Overseas Filipino Workers.
Although the Philippine diplomatic mission network is wide, there are embassies that are accredited to other nations without Philippine diplomatic posts. The network as of February 2024 consists of 63 embassies, 26 consulates-general, 4 permanent missions to international organizations, and the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei, and its two extension offices.
Excluded from this listing are honorary consulates, branches of the Sentro Rizal, overseas offices of the Department of Tourism and the Department of Migrant Workers, and trade missions (with the exception of MECO, which serves as the Philippines' de facto embassy to Taiwan).
Although attempts at initial diplomatic relations were made during the Philippine Revolution and the time of the First Philippine Republic, most nations have established diplomatic relations with the Philippines only in the years after the country achieved independence from the United States in 1946.
The first documented instance of a diplomatic mission of the Philippines being established abroad was that of the embassy in Tokyo, which was opened by the Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state of the Empire of Japan, on March 24, 1944, with Jorge B. Vargas as its first ambassador. [1] However, the mission was summarily closed with Japan's defeat in World War II, and as it was never recognized by the pre-war Commonwealth of the Philippines, [2] the oldest continually-operating Philippine diplomatic mission is that of the embassy in Washington, D.C., replacing the office of the Resident Commissioner of the Philippines after the country achieved independence from the United States on July 4, 1946, [2] and led by Joaquín Miguel Elizalde as its first ambassador. [3] This was followed shortly thereafter with the establishment of the permanent mission to the United Nations. [3]
A number of missions were opened in the first years after independence. In his 1947 State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Manuel Roxas announced that missions in a number of other cities were also opened aside from the embassy in Washington, D.C.; [4] these included the first consulates general in New York City, San Francisco, and Honolulu, as well as consulates in Xiamen and Hong Kong. [5] Additional missions were opened the following year, including the first missions in Europe (in London, Madrid and Rome) and Latin America (in Buenos Aires). [6] By 1952, the Philippine foreign service had grown to encompass missions in 11 countries, [7] and by 1965 grew further to missions in 36 countries worldwide. [8]
The Philippines' diplomatic presence grew significantly during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, spurred in part by the normalization of relations with the Eastern Bloc in the early 1970s. [9] Philippine diplomatic missions were present in 43 countries by 1978, [10] with additional missions opening the following year, particularly in the Middle East. [11] By 1981, there were 63 countries worldwide hosting Philippine diplomatic missions. [12] Several missions, however, would be closed at the tail end of the Marcos presidency and in the years thereafter as part of a series of cost reduction programs.
Another expansion of the country's diplomatic presence took place during the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, with 67 countries hosting Philippine diplomatic missions by the end of her presidency. This, however, was not without controversy: in 2010 Senator Franklin Drilon questioned the need for embassies in countries with small Filipino communities, calling for a review of the Philippines' diplomatic presence worldwide. [13] Arroyo's successor, Benigno Aquino III, then announced two years later the closure of ten posts (seven embassies and three consulates general): Caracas, Venezuela; Koror, Palau; Dublin, Ireland; Stockholm, Sweden; Bucharest, Romania; Havana, Cuba; Helsinki, Finland; Barcelona, Spain; Frankfurt, Germany and Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. [14] The closures have since been partially reversed under Aquino's successor, Rodrigo Duterte, as the consulate-general in Barcelona was set to reopen by 2019 after the House of Representatives passed a resolution urging the DFA to do so. [15] On 24 September 2018, the consulate general in Houston was reopened, 25 years after its closure, while the consulate general in Frankfurt was reopened on 15 January 2019, [16] and the embassy in Stockholm was reopened on 11 May 2020. [17] [18]
On January 14, 2019, the Philippines opened its embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, the first new embassy to open since 2012, [19] while the first new consulate to open since 2012 opened in Nagoya, Japan on December 1, 2020. [20] In recent years, the government has announced its intention to open new missions, including new embassies in Colombia, [21] Ethiopia, [21] Kazakhstan, [21] Panama, [22] and Ukraine, [23] as well as reopening the embassies in Cuba, Ireland, and Palau. [21]
Host country | Host city | Mission | Head of mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Egypt | Cairo | Embassy | Ezzedin H. Tago | [24] [25] | |
Kenya | Nairobi | Embassy | Marie Charlotte G. Tang | Countries: International Organizations: | [26] [27] |
Libya | Tripoli | Embassy | Alan Roi Q. Gabriola Chargé d'Affaires, e.p. | [28] [29] | |
Morocco | Rabat | Embassy | Leslie J. Baja | Countries: | [30] |
Nigeria | Abuja | Embassy | Roderico C. Atienza Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. | [31] [32] | |
South Africa | Pretoria | Embassy | Noralyn J. Baja | Countries: | [33] [34] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Head of mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Argentina | Buenos Aires | Embassy | Grace T. Cruz-Fabella | [35] [36] | |
Brazil | Brasília | Embassy | Joseph Gerard B. Angeles | [37] [38] | |
Canada | Ottawa | Embassy | Maria Andrelita S. Austria | International Organizations: | [39] [40] |
Calgary | Consulate-General | Zaldy B. Patron | [39] [41] | ||
Toronto | Consulate-General | Angelica C. Escalona | [39] [42] [43] | ||
Vancouver | Consulate-General | Arlene T. Magno | [39] [44] [45] | ||
Chile | Santiago de Chile | Embassy | Celeste S. Vinzon-Balatbat | [46] [47] | |
Mexico | Mexico City | Embassy | Lilybeth R. Deapera | [48] [49] | |
United States | Washington, D.C. | Embassy | Jose Manuel G. Romualdez | Countries: International Organizations: | [50] [51] [52] |
Chicago | Consulate-General | J. Susana V. Paez | [50] [53] [54] | ||
Hagåtña, Guam | Consulate-General | Rosario P. Lemque | [50] [55] [56] | ||
Honolulu | Consulate-General | Emilio T. Fernandez | [50] [57] | ||
Houston | Consulate-General | Jerril G. Santos | [50] [58] | ||
Los Angeles | Consulate-General | Edgar B. Badajos | [50] [59] | ||
New York City | Consulate-General | Senen T. Mangalile | [50] [60] [61] | ||
San Francisco | Consulate-General | Neil Frank R. Ferrer | [50] [62] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Head of mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Bahrain | Manama | Embassy | Anne Jalando-on Louis | [63] [64] | |
Bangladesh | Dhaka | Embassy | Leo Tito L. Ausan Jr. | [65] [66] | |
Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Embassy | Marian Jocelyn T. Ignacio | [67] [68] | |
Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Embassy | Ma. Amelita C. Aquino | [69] [70] | |
China | Beijing | Embassy | Jaime A. FlorCruz | Countries: | [71] [72] [73] |
Chongqing | Consulate-General | Flerida Ann Camille P. Mayo | [71] [74] | ||
Guangzhou | Consulate-General | Marshall Louis M. Alferez | [71] [75] | ||
Hong Kong | Consulate-General | Raly L. Tejada | [71] [76] | ||
Macau | Consulate-General | Porfirio M. Mayo Jr. | [71] [77] | ||
Shanghai | Consulate-General | Josel F. Ignacio | [71] [78] | ||
Xiamen | Consulate-General | Maria Antonina M. Oblena | [71] [79] | ||
East Timor | Dili | Embassy | Belinda M. Ante | [80] [81] | |
India | New Delhi | Embassy | John Boitte C. Santos Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. | Countries:
| [82] [83] [84] |
Indonesia | Jakarta | Embassy | Gina A. Jamoralin | [85] | |
Manado | Consulate-General | Mary Jennifer Domingo Dingal | [85] [86] | ||
Iran | Tehran | Embassy | Roberto G. Manalo | Countries: | [87] [88] |
Iraq | Baghdad | Embassy | Christopher P. Castillo Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. | [89] | |
Israel | Tel Aviv | Embassy | Pedro R. Laylo Jr. | [90] [91] | |
Japan | Tokyo | Embassy | Mylene J. Garcia-Albano | Countries: | [92] [93] [94] |
Nagoya | Consulate-General | Roy B. Ecraela | [92] | ||
Osaka | Consulate-General | Voltaire D. Mauricio | [92] [95] | ||
Jordan | Amman | Embassy | Wilfredo C. Santos | Countries: | [96] [97] |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | Embassy | Jose A. Cabrera III | [98] [99] | |
Laos | Vientiane | Embassy | Deena Joy D. Amatong | [100] [101] | |
Lebanon | Beirut | Embassy | Raymond R. Balatbat | [102] [103] | |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Embassy | Maria Angela A. Ponce | [104] [105] [106] | |
Myanmar | Yangon | Embassy | Enrique Voltaire G. Pingol Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. | [107] [108] | |
Oman | Muscat | Embassy | Raul S. Hernandez | [109] [110] | |
Pakistan | Islamabad | Embassy | Maria Agnes M. Cervantes | Countries: | [111] [112] |
Qatar | Doha | Embassy | Lilibeth V. Pono | [113] [114] | |
Republic of China (Taiwan) [lower-alpha 3] | Taipei | Economic & Cultural Office | Silvestre H. Bello III Chairman & Resident Representative | [115] | |
Kaohsiung | Extension Office | [115] | |||
Taichung | Extension Office | [115] | |||
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Embassy | Rommel A. Romato Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. | Countries: | [116] [117] |
Jeddah | Consulate-General | Edgar Tomas Q. Auxilian | [116] [118] | ||
Singapore | Singapore | Embassy | Medardo G. Macaraig | [119] [120] | |
South Korea | Seoul | Embassy | Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-de Vega | [121] [122] [123] | |
Syria | Damascus | Embassy | John G. Reyes Chargé d'Affaires, e.p. | [124] | |
Thailand | Bangkok | Embassy | Millicent Cruz-Paredes | [125] [126] | |
Turkey | Ankara | Embassy | Henry S. Bensurto Jr. | Countries: | [127] [128] |
Istanbul | Consulate-General | Shirlene C. Mananquil | [127] | ||
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Embassy | Alfonso A. Ver | International Organizations: | [129] [130] |
Dubai | Consulate-General | Renato N. Dueñas Jr. | [130] [131] | ||
Vietnam | Hanoi | Embassy | Meynardo L.B. Montealegre | [132] [133] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Head of mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Austria | Vienna | Embassy | Evangelina Lourdes A. Bernas | International Organizations: | [134] [135] [136] |
Belgium | Brussels | Embassy | Jaime Victor B. Ledda | Countries: International Organizations: | [137] [138] |
Czech Republic | Prague | Embassy | Eduardo Martin R. Meñez | [139] | |
Denmark | Copenhagen | Embassy | Leo M. Herrera-Lim | [140] | |
France | Paris | Embassy | Junever M. Mahilum-West | Countries: International Organizations: | [141] [142] |
Germany | Berlin | Embassy | Irene Susan B. Natividad | [143] [144] | |
Frankfurt | Consulate-General | Marie Yvette L. Banzon-Abalos | [143] [145] [146] | ||
Greece | Athens | Embassy | Giovanni E. Palec | Countries: | [147] [148] |
Holy See [lower-alpha 4] | Rome | Embassy | Myla Grace Ragenia C. Macahilig | Sovereign entity: | [149] |
Hungary | Budapest | Embassy | Frank R. Cimafranca | Countries: | [150] [151] |
Italy | Rome | Embassy | Nathaniel G. Imperial | Countries: International Organizations: | [152] [153] |
Milan | Consulate-General | Elmer G. Cato | [152] [154] | ||
Netherlands | The Hague | Embassy | J. Eduardo E. Malaya III | International Organizations: | [155] [156] [157] |
Norway | Oslo | Embassy | Enrico T. Fos | Countries: | [158] [159] |
Poland | Warsaw | Embassy | Leah B. Ruiz | [160] [161] | |
Portugal | Lisbon | Embassy | Paul Raymund P. Cortes | Countries: | [162] [163] |
Russia | Moscow | Embassy | Igor G. Bailen | Countries: | [164] [165] |
Spain | Madrid | Embassy | Philippe J. Lhuillier | Countries: International Organizations: | [166] [167] [168] [169] |
Barcelona | Consulate-General | Ma. Therese S.M. Lázaro | [167] [170] | ||
Sweden | Stockholm | Embassy | Maria Lumen B. Isleta | Countries: | [18] |
Switzerland | Bern | Embassy | Bernard F. Dy | Countries: | [171] [172] |
Geneva | Consulate-General | Felipe Carino III | [172] | ||
United Kingdom | London | Embassy | Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. | Countries: International Organizations: | [173] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Head of mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Australia | Canberra | Embassy | Ma. Hellen Barber de la Vega | [174] [175] | |
Melbourne | Consulate-General | Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo | [175] [176] | ||
Sydney | Consulate-General | Charmaine Rowena C. Aviquivil | [175] [177] | ||
New Zealand | Wellington | Embassy | Kira Christianne D. Azucena | Countries: | [178] [179] |
Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Embassy | Ariz Severino V. Convalecer Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. | Countries: | [180] |
Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Head of mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations | Jakarta | Indonesia | Permanent Mission | Hjayceelyn M. Quintana | [181] [182] | |
United Nations | New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | Antonio M. Lagdameo | International Organizations: | [183] [184] |
Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | Carlos D. Sorreta | [182] | ||
World Trade Organization | Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | Manuel Antonio J. Teehankee | [182] [185] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Gabon | Libreville | Embassy | Unknown | [186] [ failed verification ] |
Madagascar | Antananarivo | Embassy | Unknown | [8] |
Senegal | Dakar | Embassy | 1993 | [187] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Canada | Winnipeg | Consulate-General | 1985 | [188] |
Cuba | Havana | Embassy | 2012 | [14] |
Peru | Lima | Embassy | 1993 | [187] |
United States | New Orleans | Consulate-General | 1985 | [188] |
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | Consulate-General | 2012 | [14] | |
Seattle | Consulate-General | Unknown | [8] [189] | |
Venezuela | Caracas | Embassy | 2012 | [14] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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South Vietnam [lower-alpha 5] | Saigon | Embassy | 1975 | [190] |
Sri Lanka | Colombo | Embassy | 1993 | [191] [187] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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East Germany [lower-alpha 6] | East Berlin | Embassy | 1990 | |
Finland | Helsinki | Embassy | 2012 | [14] |
Germany | Bonn | Embassy Extension Office [lower-alpha 7] | 2008 | [192] |
Hamburg | Consulate-General | 2009 | [193] | |
Ireland | Dublin | Embassy | 2012 | [14] |
Romania | Bucharest | Embassy | 2012 | [14] |
Yugoslavia | Belgrade | Embassy | 1992 | [194] [195] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Micronesia | Kolonia | Embassy | 1993 | [187] |
Palau | Koror | Embassy | 2012 | [14] |
Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
European Communities | Brussels | Belgium | Permanent Mission | 1985 | [188] |
UNESCO | Paris | France | Permanent Mission | 1985 | [188] |
The Department of Foreign Affairs is the executive department of the Philippine government tasked to contribute to the enhancement of national security, protection of the territorial integrity and national sovereignty, to participate in the national endeavor of sustaining development and enhancing the Philippines' competitive edge, to protect the rights and promote the welfare of Filipinos overseas and to mobilize them as partners in national development, to project a positive image of the Philippines, and to increase international understanding of Philippine culture for mutually-beneficial relations with other countries.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Warsaw is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Poland. It is located on ul. Stanisława Lentza 11 in the Wilanów district of south Warsaw, near the Wilanów Palace. Although the current embassy dates from 2009, the Philippines also maintained a previous resident embassy in Poland in the early 1990s.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Madrid is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Spain. Opened in 1951, it is located at the corner of Calle Eresma and Calle Guadalquivir in the barrio (neighborhood) of El Viso, part of the district of Chamartín in northern Madrid, where it has been since 1998.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Stockholm is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Sweden. It is located on the island of Lidingö in Stockholm County, east of Stockholm city proper. Although the current embassy dates from 2020, the Philippines also maintained a previous resident embassy in Sweden between 1978 and 2012.
The Consulate General of the Philippines in Houston is a diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines in the United States, representing the country's interests in Texas. It is located at the first floor of 9990 Richmond Avenue in the Westchase neighborhood of west Houston.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Santiago is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Chile. Opened in 1981, it is currently located at Calle Félix de Amesti 367, northeast of Santiago proper in the city of Las Condes, Santiago Province.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Canberra is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Commonwealth of Australia. It is currently located at 1 Moonah Place in the Yarralumla suburb of south Canberra, just beyond the periphery of Parliament House.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Beirut is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Lebanon. Opened in 1996, it is currently located at the W Building on Rue Mar Geries in the southern Beirut suburb of Hadeth, part of the Baabda District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Copenhagen is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Denmark. Opened in 2019, it is located at the first floor of 13 Arne Jacobsen Avenue in the Ørestad district of Copenhagen, near Ørestad Station and opposite the Field's shopping mall.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Oslo is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Norway. Opened in 2007, it is currently located along Nedre Vollgate in central Oslo, near Kontraskjæret and the Akershus Fortress.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Cairo is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Arab Republic of Egypt. Opened in 1960, it is currently located in the southern Maadi district of Cairo, near the Cairo American College.
The Consulate General of the Philippines in Barcelona is a diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines in Spain, representing the country's interests in Catalonia. It is located on the first floor of the Casa Juncadella along the Rambla de Catalunya in the Eixample district of Barcelona, near major landmarks like the Galeria Mayoral and the Coliseum. Although the current consulate dates from 2020, the Philippines also maintained a previous consulate in Barcelona between 2008 and 2012.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Berlin is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Federal Republic of Germany. First opened in 1955 as the mission to West Germany, it is currently located in the Mitte locality of central Berlin, just beyond the periphery of the Reichstag complex and near the Charité.
The Consulate General of the Philippines in Frankfurt is a diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines in Germany, representing the country's interests in Hesse. It is located on the first floor of the Westend Carree complex along Grüneburgweg in the Westend-Nord district of Frankfurt, near the main campus of the Goethe University Frankfurt. Although the current consulate dates from 2019, the Philippines also maintained a previous consulate in Frankfurt between 2009 and 2012.
The Embassy of the Philippines in The Hague is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. First opened in 1959, it is located in the Archipelbuurt neighborhood of The Hague's city center, where it has been since 1968.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Rome is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Italian Republic. First opened in 1947, it is currently located along the Via Aurelia in the quarter (quartiere) of Aurelio, part of Municipio XIII in western Rome, just west of Vatican City.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Lisbon is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Portuguese Republic. It is located in the freguesia of Santo António in central Lisbon, next to the Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida, and near the Avenida da Liberdade and the Marquis of Pombal Square. Although the current chancery dates from 2010, the Philippines also maintained a previous resident embassy in Portugal between 1965 and 1974.
The Consulate General of the Philippines in Nagoya is a diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines in Japan, representing the country's interests in Aichi Prefecture and the Chūbu region. Opened in 2020, it is located in the Sakae district of Nagoya's Naka ward, beside the Matsuzakaya department store.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Damascus is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Syrian Arab Republic. Opened in 2009, it is located in the Western Villas district of the Mezzeh municipality in southwestern Damascus, near the Presidential Palace.
Concerning quarters for the Philippine personnel for this Commission and others we may send in the future, will you kindly consider the possibility of housing them in the building formerly occupied by the Philippine Embassy and which has been purchased by the Puppet Republic?
Consistent with our new status as a Republic, we have organized a Foreign Affairs Department and a Foreign Service, and established an embassy at Washington and consular offices in a number of places abroad.
For our part, we have diplomatic establishments' in eight nations and consular representatives in seventeen cities. We have recently established Philippine legations in London, Rome, Madrid, Nanking, Buenos Aires and a special mission in Tokyo.
THE PHILIPPINES and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) established formal diplomatic relations it was announced by the Department of Foreign Affairs. The Philippine-East German agreement is the first of four contemplated agreements with socialist countries of Eastern Europe which the President had specifically instructed Secretary of Foreign Affairs Carlos P. Romulo to negotiate.
In 1993, the Philippines announced that it would close its consulates in a number of US cities. It also closed its embassies in Cuba, Jordan, Micronesia, Morocco, Peru, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and Sri Lanka.