Relationship dossier
Palestine
Philippines
Relationship assessment
Political ties combine Philippine support for Palestinian statehood with bilateral agreements and consultations.
Palestine toward Philippines
+35During Mahmoud Abbas’s 2017 visit to Manila, Palestinian and Philippine officials signed arrangements for political consultations and diplomatic-passport visa exemptions, reflecting Palestinian government engagement in bilateral cooperation.
Philippines toward Palestine
+40The Philippines recognized Palestine in 1989 and has supported Palestinian statehood in international forums. It also concluded bilateral arrangements on political consultations and diplomatic-passport visa exemptions during Mahmoud Abbas’s 2017 visit.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines Philippine diplomatic support for Palestinian statehood with bilateral consultations and agreements concluded during Mahmoud Abbas’s 2017 visit. These are substantive cooperative ties, though the known arrangements indicate a more limited partnership than a broad strategic relationship.
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
The Philippines recognized Palestine in 1989 and has supported Palestinian statehood in international forums. Relations also include political consultations and an agreement on diplomatic-passport visa exemptions signed during Mahmoud Abbas’s 2017 visit to Manila. These actions indicate substantive but relatively limited bilateral cooperation.
Key developments
The Philippines recognized the State of Palestine.
During Mahmoud Abbas’s visit to Manila, the two sides signed arrangements on political consultations and diplomatic-passport visa exemptions.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing cooperation beyond political consultations and international support is unclear.