President Fidel

President Fidel Ramos

Ramos (30 (30 June
June 1992
1992 ––
30 June
30 June 1998)
1998)
President Fernando
President Fernando MarcosMarcos (30 (30 President Corazon
President CorazonAquino Aquino (25(25 February
February -From July
July 1992
1992 toto June
June 1998
1998 define
define the
the
-From
December 1965
December 1965 –– 2525 February
February 1986)
1986) 1986 –– 30
1986 30 June
June 1992)
1992) four core
core priorities
priorities ofof Philippine
Philippine Foreign
Foreign
four
-From 1965
-From 1965 toto 1986,
1986, marked
marked by by policy
policy -In November
-In November 1989, 1989, thethe Philippines
Philippines became
became Policy
Policy
innovations and
innovations and difficulties
difficulties brought
brought byby the
the one of
one of the
the founding
founding members
members of of the
theAsia-
Asia- -In 1996,
1996, the
the Philippines
Philippines successfully
successfully
-In
excesses of
excesses of the
the martial
martial law
law regime.
regime. Pacific Economic
Pacific Economic Cooperation
Cooperation (APEC).
(APEC). hosted the
theAPEC
APEC Leader’s
Leader’s Summit,
Summit, which
which
hosted
-In 1987,
-In 1987, the
the Philippines
Philippines launched
launched aa newnew -In the
-In the 1990’s
1990’s moremore diplomatic
diplomatic missions
missions were
were resulted in
in the
the Manila
ManilaAction
Action Plan Plan for
for
resulted
initiative to
initiative to form
form regional
regional association
association with
with established in
established in the
the Middle
Middle EastEast to
to improve
improve APEC 1996.
1996.
APEC
other other
other other Southeast
SoutheastAsianAsian countries
countries existing ties
existing ties with
withArab
Arab States
States and
and to to respond
respond toto -In 1992,
1992, the
the adoption
adoption of ofASEAN
ASEAN upon upon
-In
called the
called theAssociation
Association of of the
the Southeast
Southeast the growing
the growing needsneeds of of the
the Overseas
Overseas Filipino
Filipino Philippine initiative,
initiative, of of the
the Declaration
Declaration onon
Philippine
Asian Nations
Asian Nations (ASEAN).
(ASEAN). workers in
workers in the
the region.
region. the Conduct
Conduct of of the
the parties
parties in in the
the South
South
the
-In 1975
-In 1975 and
and 1976,
1976, Marcos
Marcos visited
visited the
the -Also in
-Also in 1991,
1991, she she signed
signed into
into law
law the
the new
new China Sea
Sea -In
-In 1994,
1994, thethe establishment
establishment of of
China
China and
China and the
the USSR
USSR to to normalized
normalized Foreign Service
Foreign ServiceAct Act ofof 1991,
1991, (R.A.
(R.A. 7157)
7157) which
which the Brunei,
Brunei, Indonesia,
Indonesia, Malaysia,
Malaysia, and and the
the
the
economic and
economic and diplomatic
diplomatic ties.
ties. recognized the
recognized the Department
Department along along geographic
geographic Philippines (BIMP)-East
(BIMP)-East growth growth area.
area.
Philippines
-In the
-In the 1970’s,
1970’s, thethe DFA
DFApursued
pursued thethe lines and
lines and strengthen
strengthen the the Foreign
Foreign Service.
Service. ItIt also
also -In September
September 2, 2, 1996
1996 of of the
the Mindanao
Mindanao
-In
promotion of
promotion of trade
trade and
and investments
investments and and instituted aa Career
instituted Career Minister
Minister Eligibility
Eligibility PeaceAgreement
Agreement between
between the the Philippine
Philippine
Peace
participated in
participated in the
the meetings
meetings of of the
the Non-
Non- Examination as
Examination as aa requirement
requirement for for promotion
promotion of of Government and and the
the Moro
Moro Liberation
Liberation
Government
Aligned Movement.
Aligned Movement. the senior
the senior FSO’s
FSO’s to to the
the rank
rank of
of career
career Ministers.
Ministers. Font.
Font.
-In 1976,
-In 1976, the
the Foreign
Foreign Service
Service Institute
Institute was
was
created.
created.
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Joseph Estrada
Joseph Estrada (30(30 June
June 1998
1998 –– 2020
January 2001)
January 2001)
-- In
In July
July 1998,
1998, the
the DFA
DFAhosted
hosted the
the
ASEAN Ministerial
ASEAN Ministerial Meeting
Meeting and and
undertook confidence-building
undertook confidence-building
President Ramon
Ramon Magsaysay
Magsaysay measures with
measures with China
China over
over the
the South
South
President
(30 December
December 1953 1953 –– 1717 March
March China Sea
China Sea issue.
issue.
(30
1957)
1957) -- He
He strengthened
strengthened bilateral
bilateral ties
ties with
with
-Assigned RaulRaul S.
S. Manglapus
Manglapus as as neighboring countries
neighboring countries with
with visits
visits to
to
-Assigned
the Undersecretary
Undersecretary of of the
the Foreign
Foreign Vietnam, Thailand,
Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia,
Malaysia,
the
Affairs to
to instituted
instituted the
the Foreign
Foreign Singapore, Japan
Singapore, Japan and
and South
South Korea.
Korea.
Affairs
Service Officers’
Service Officers’Examination
Examination to to -- In
In 1999,
1999, The
The DFA
DFAplayed
played aa major
major
professionalized the the foreign
foreign role in
role in the
the forging
forging of
of aa Visiting
Visiting
professionalized President Gloria
Gloria Macapagal
Macapagal
President ForcesAgreement
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the United
United

PHILIPPINE
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President Jose P.
P. Laurel
Laurel (14(14 October
October Forces
professionalized the the foreign
foreign 1943 –– 17
1943 17August
August 1945)
1945) Arroyo (20
Arroyo (20 January
January 2001 2001 –– 30
30 States.
States.
professionalized
service and
service and toto upgrade
upgrade thethe -The creation
-The creation ofof RP-U.S.
RP-U.S. Mutual
Mutual Defense
Defense June 2010)
June 2010)
recruitment and
recruitment and selection
selection ofof new
new Treaty
Treaty In 2001,
-- In 2001, she
she pursued
pursued foreign
foreign
foreign service
foreign service officers.
officers. -The Laurel-Langley
-The
the way
the
Laurel-LangleyAgreement
way ofof aa balance
military relations
military relations with
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balance yet
yet robust
with the
paving
robust trade
the United
trade and
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the dynamics of
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on nine
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determine the the
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of United Nations
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security situation
security situation andand economic
economic
-In 1953,
-In 1953, Carlos
Carlos P.P. Romulo’s
Romulo’s elected
elected as
as
the first
firstAsian
Asian President
President of
of the
the UN
UN evolution of
evolution of East
EastAsia.
Asia.
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President Elpidio
President Elpidio Quirino
Quirino (17(17April
April 1948
1948 decisions are,
decisions are, increasingly,
increasingly,
–– 30
30 December
December 1953)
1953) being made
being made in
in the
the context
context of
of the
the
-In June
-In June 1952,
1952, hehe pushed
pushed thethe passage
passage of of Association of
Association of Southeast
SoutheastAsian
Asian
the Foreign
the Foreign Service
ServiceAct
Act of
of 1952,
1952, Nations
Nations
embodied in
embodied in Republic
RepublicAct
Act No.No. 708.
708.

President Manuel
President Manuel Roxas
Roxas (28
(28 May
May 1946
1946 –– 1515April
April President Rodrigo
President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte (30(30
1948)
1948) President Benigno
President BenignoAquino
Aquino III III (30
(30 June
June June 2016
June 2016 –– Present)
Present)
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4, 1946
1946 the
the Commonwealth
CommonwealthAct Act No.
No. 732
732 was
was 2010 –– 30
2010 30 June
June 2016)
2016) -He announced in February
-He announced in February thethe
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passed creating
creating the
the Department
Department ofof Foreign
ForeignAffairs
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OnFebruary
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2011,over
over400
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overseasFilipinos
Filipinoswere
were abrogation of
abrogation of the
the VFA.
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passed getout
outof
ofthe
thewar-torn city..
war-torn city
get -He also blocked US
also blocked US warships
warships
official.
official. -From 2011
2011 toto 2015,
2015, aa total
total of
of 205
205 economic
economic
-He
-From from using
using Philippine
Philippine bases
bases
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-September 16, 1946
1946 the
the Executive
Executive No.
No. 1818 providing
providing agreements were
were signed,
signed, covering
covering labor,
labor, trade,
trade, from
agreements
President Emilio
President EmilioAguinaldo
Aguinaldo (23(23 for the
for the organization
organization andand operation
operation of
of the
the DFA
DFAandand the
the education, tourism
tourism and
and air
air services.
services. during any
during any freedom-of-navigation
freedom-of-navigation
education,
January 1899
January 1899 –– 23 23 March
March 1901)
1901) Foreign Service.
Foreign Service. The
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task of
of DFA
DFAwere
were to
to assist
assist post-
post- -On the
-On the May
May ofof 2015
2015 signing
signing of ofAgreement
Agreement operations and announced that
operations and announced that the the
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-June 23, 1898
1898 the the creation
creation of
of war rehabilitation,
war rehabilitation, investment
investment promotion,
promotion, and
and establish
establish between the
between the Philippines
Philippines and and Indonesia
Indonesia country would
country would notnot participate
participate in in
Department of
Department of Foreign
ForeignAffairs,
Affairs, diplomatic relation
diplomatic relation with
with other
other countries.
countries. Concerning Delimitation
Concerning Delimitation of of the
the EEZB.
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the regular naval
naval exercises
exercises with
with
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eleven days after
after the
the declaration
declaration of
of -On November
-On November 2015,2015, successful
successful hosting
hosting of
of the
the the US,
the US,Australia
Australia and
and other
other allies,
allies,
2015AELM.
2015 AELM. to avoid
to avoid antagonizing
antagonizing the the Chinese.
Chinese.
Philippine Independence.
Philippine Independence.Apolinario
Apolinario
-In December
-In December 2015,2015, the
the launch
launch of of the
theASEAN
ASEAN - Engagement with with countries
countries in in
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Mabini as the
the first
first Republic’s
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the NortheastAsia,
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Middle East,
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arbitration case
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before the
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politically significant
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relations with
relations with friendly
friendly countries.
countries. the Philippines
the Philippines seeks
seeks to
to expand
expand
and forge
and forge relations.
relations.