Relationship dossier
Philippines
Russia
Relationship assessment
Limited practical cooperation alongside Philippine opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Philippines toward Russia
0The Philippines entered into military-technical cooperation with Russia, while also voting in favor of the 2022 UN General Assembly resolution deploring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia toward Philippines
+15Russia supplied Sputnik V vaccines to the Philippines and entered into a military-technical cooperation arrangement with the Philippine government.
Overall relationship
+5The relationship has had practical cooperation in defense-related matters and health, but these ties are limited in scope. The Philippines’ support for a UN resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine marks a significant disagreement with Russian policy. These features point to a relationship that is neither a close partnership nor broadly adversarial.
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
Philippines–Russia relations have included modest defense and health cooperation, including a military-technical cooperation agreement and Russian Sputnik V vaccine supply. The Philippines also voted in favor of a 2022 UN General Assembly resolution deploring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, reflecting a significant policy disagreement. The relationship combines practical cooperation with limits arising from the conflict over Ukraine.
Areas of tension
- The Philippines supported a UN General Assembly resolution deploring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Key developments
The Philippines and Russia entered into a military-technical cooperation arrangement.
The Philippines voted in favor of UN General Assembly resolution ES-11/1 deploring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia supplied Sputnik V vaccines to the Philippines.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral military-technical cooperation are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of health and other practical cooperation are uncertain.