Relationship dossier
Philippines
Syria
Relationship assessment
Philippine criticism of Syria’s conflict conduct and worker-safety measures shape the limited picture of ties
Philippines toward Syria
-15The Philippines supported United Nations General Assembly resolutions criticizing the Syrian government's conduct during the conflict and restricted the deployment of Filipino workers to Syria, while arranging evacuations of Filipino citizens.
Syria toward Philippines
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Philippine policy toward Syria has included support for United Nations General Assembly resolutions criticizing the Syrian government's conduct during the conflict, as well as restrictions on deploying Filipino workers there and efforts to evacuate citizens. These actions reflect political criticism and security concerns, but provide limited basis for assessing the wider bilateral relationship.
Areas of tension
- Philippine restrictions on deploying workers to Syria amid security concerns
- Philippine criticism of the Syrian government's conduct during the conflict
Key developments
The Philippines restricted the deployment of Filipino workers to Syria amid conflict-related security concerns and pursued the evacuation of citizens.
The Philippines supported United Nations General Assembly resolutions criticizing the Syrian government's conduct during the conflict.
Major uncertainties
- Details of Syrian government cooperation with the Philippines are unclear.
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are uncertain.