Relationship dossier
Ireland
Philippines
Relationship assessment
Development assistance and social security cooperation underpin Ireland–Philippines relations
Ireland toward Philippines
+30The Irish government has provided development and peacebuilding assistance in the Philippines, including support connected with Mindanao. Ireland also concluded a bilateral social security agreement with the Philippines.
Philippines toward Ireland
+25The Philippine government concluded a bilateral social security agreement with Ireland, providing a framework for social security coverage for people with work histories in both countries.
Overall relationship
+25Development and peacebuilding assistance from Ireland and the bilateral social security agreement are concrete foundations for cooperation. The known relationship is cooperative, while the scope and implementation of these arrangements are not sufficiently clear to support a stronger characterization.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Ireland has provided development and peacebuilding assistance in the Philippines, including support connected with Mindanao. The two governments also concluded a social security agreement addressing coverage for people who have worked in both countries. These are concrete areas of cooperation, though the breadth and current implementation of bilateral programmes are unclear.
Key developments
Ireland and the Philippines concluded a bilateral social security agreement concerning social security coverage for people with work histories in both countries.
Ireland provided development and peacebuilding assistance in the Philippines, including support connected with Mindanao.
Major uncertainties
- The current scale and implementation of Irish development and peacebuilding assistance in the Philippines are unclear.
- Details of the social security agreement's implementation and practical reach are limited.