Relationship dossier
Philippines
Singapore
Relationship assessment
Philippines–Singapore ties include defense cooperation and agreements in several practical fields
Philippines toward Singapore
+40The Philippine government has pursued defense cooperation with Singapore through a bilateral memorandum and has concluded agreements with Singapore covering areas including tourism and education.
Singapore toward Philippines
+40The Singapore government has pursued bilateral defense cooperation with the Philippines through a memorandum and has concluded agreements covering areas including tourism and education.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship is characterized by practical bilateral agreements, including in defense cooperation, alongside ongoing regional engagement. These arrangements support a cooperative relationship, although their full scope and implementation are unclear.
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 and Singapore maintain cooperative bilateral ties, including a defense-cooperation memorandum and agreements on areas such as tourism and education. Their governments also work together through ASEAN and have pursued practical cooperation in security and other fields. The relationship appears substantially cooperative, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
The governments concluded a memorandum on defense cooperation and agreements covering areas including tourism and education.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral defense-cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral cooperation beyond established agreements are limited.