President Fidel

President Fidel Ramos

Ramos
(1992 –1998)
(1992 –1998)
President Ferdinand
President Ferdinand MarcosMarcos From July
--From July 1992
1992 to
to June
June 1998
1998 define
define the
the
(1965 –1986)
(1965 –1986) four core
four core priorities
priorities of of Philippine
Philippine Foreign
Foreign
President Corazon
President CorazonAquino
Aquino
-From 1965
-From 1965 to to 1986,
1986, marked
marked byby policy
policy (1986 –1992)
–1992) Policy
Policy
(1986
innovations and
innovations and difficulties
difficulties brought
brought byby the
the -In November
-In November 1989, 1989, the
the Philippines
Philippines became
became -In 1996,
-In 1996, the
the Philippines
Philippines successfully
successfully
excesses of
excesses of the
the martial
martial law
law regime.
regime. one ofof the
the founding
founding members
members of of the
theAsia-
Asia- hosted the
hosted theAPEC
APEC Leader’s
Leader’s Summit,
Summit, which
which
one
-In 1987,
-In 1987, the
the Philippines
Philippines launched
launched aa new
new Pacific Economic
Economic Cooperation
Cooperation (APEC).
(APEC). resulted in
in the
the Manila
ManilaAction
Action PlanPlan for
for
Pacific resulted
initiative to
initiative to form
form regional
regional association
association with
with -In the
the 1990’s
1990’s moremore diplomatic
diplomatic missions
missions were
were APEC 1996.
1996.
-In APEC
other other
other other Southeast
SoutheastAsianAsian countries
countries called
called established in in the
the Middle
Middle East
East to
to improve
improve
established -In 1992,
-In 1992, the
the adoption
adoption of ofASEAN
ASEAN upon upon
theAssociation
the Association of of the
the Southeast
SoutheastAsian
Asian existing ties
ties with
withArab
Arab States
States and
and to to respond
respond toto
existing Philippine initiative,
Philippine initiative, ofof the
the Declaration
Declaration on on
Nations (ASEAN).
Nations (ASEAN). the growing
growing needsneeds of of the
the Overseas
Overseas Filipino
Filipino
the the Conduct
Conduct of of the
the parties
parties inin the
the South
South
-In 1975
-In 1975 and
and 1976,
1976, Marcos
Marcos visited
visited the
the China
China workers in in the
the region.
region. the
workers China Sea
Sea -In
-In 1994,
1994, the
the establishment
establishment of of
and the
and the USSR
USSR to to normalized
normalized economic
economic and and -Also inin 1991,
1991, she she signed
signed into
into law
law the
the new
new China
-Also
diplomatic ties.
diplomatic ties. Foreign Service
ServiceAct Act of
of 1991,
1991, (R.A.
(R.A. 7157)
7157) which
which the Brunei,
the Brunei, Indonesia,
Indonesia, Malaysia,
Malaysia, and and the
the
Foreign
-In the
-In the 1970’s,
1970’s, the the DFA
DFApursued
pursued the
the recognized the
recognized the Department
Department alongalong geographic
geographic Philippines (BIMP)-East
Philippines (BIMP)-East growthgrowth area.
area.
promotion of
promotion of trade
trade andand investments
investments andand lines and
and strengthen
strengthen the the Foreign
Foreign Service.
Service. ItIt also
also -In September
-In September 2, 2, 1996
1996 ofof the
the Mindanao
Mindanao
lines
participated in
participated in the
the meetings
meetings ofof the
the Non-
Non- instituted aa Career
Career Minister
Minister Eligibility
Eligibility PeaceAgreement
Agreement between
between the the Philippine
Philippine
instituted Peace
Aligned Movement.
Aligned Movement. Examination as as aa requirement
requirement for for promotion
promotion of of Government and and the
the Moro
Moro Liberation
Liberation
Examination Government
-In 1976,
-In 1976, the
the Foreign
Foreign Service
Service Institute
Institute was
was the senior
senior FSO’s
FSO’s to to the
the rank
rank of
of career
career Ministers.
Ministers.
the Font.
Font.
created.
created.

PRESIDENT Joseph
PRESIDENT Joseph Estrada
Estrada
(1998 –2001)
(1998 –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
President Ramon Magsaysay
Magsaysay
measures with
measures with China
China over
over the
the South
South
(1953 –1957)
(1953 –1957)
China Sea
China Sea issue.
issue.
-Assigned Raul
-Assigned Raul S.S. Manglapus
Manglapus as as the
the -- He
He strengthened
strengthened bilateral
bilateral ties
ties with
with
Undersecretary of
Undersecretary of the
the Foreign
Foreign Affairs
Affairs neighboring countries
neighboring countries with
with visits
visits to
to
to instituted
to instituted the
the Foreign
Foreign Service
Service Vietnam, Thailand,
Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia,
Malaysia,
Officers’Examination
Examination to to Singapore, Japan
Singapore, Japan and
and South
South Korea.
Korea.
Officers’
-- In
In 1999,
1999, The
The DFA
DFAplayed
played aa major
major
professionalized the
professionalized the foreign
foreign Service
Service President Gloria
President Gloria Macapagal
Macapagal role inin the
the forging
forging of
of aa Visiting
Visiting
President Jose
President Jose P.P. Laurel
Laurel role
Officer’s Examinations
Officer’s Examinations to to Arroyo
Arroyo ForcesAgreement
Agreement withwith the
the United
United

PHILIPPINE
(1943 –– 1945)
(1943 1945) Forces
professionalized the
professionalized the foreign
foreign service
service -The creation
-The creation of
of RP-U.S.
RP-U.S. Mutual
Mutual Defense
Defense (2001 –– 2010)
(2001 2010) States.
States.
and to
and to upgrade
upgrade the
the recruitment
recruitment and
and Treaty
Treaty -- In 2001,
In 2001, she
she pursued
pursued foreign
foreign
selection ofof new
new foreign
foreign service
service -The Laurel-Langley
-The Laurel-LangleyAgreement
Agreement paving
paving thethe policy based
policy based onon nine
nine realities,
realities,
selection

FOREIGN
way of
way of aa balance
balance yetyet robust
robust trade
trade and
and the dynamics
the dynamics of of relations
relations
officers.
officers. military relations
relations with
with the
the United
United States.
States.
military between China,
between China, Japan
Japan and
and the
the
-Philippines became
-Philippines became aa founding
founding member
member of of
United States
United States determine
determine thethe
United Nations
United Nations

POLICY
-In 1953,
1953, Carlos
Carlos P.P. Romulo’s
Romulo’s elected
elected as
as the
the
security situation
security situation andand economic
economic
-In
firstAsian
Asian President
President of of the
the UN
UN General
General evolution of
evolution of East
EastAsia.
Asia.
first
Assembly.
Assembly. -- Philippine foreign
Philippine foreign policy
policy
President Elpidio
President Elpidio Quirino
Quirino (17(17April
April 1948
1948 –– decisions are,
decisions are, increasingly,
increasingly,
30 December
30 December 1953)
1953) being made
being made in in the
the context
context of
of the
the
-In June
-In June 1952,
1952, he
he pushed
pushed thethe passage
passage of
of the
the Association of
Association of Southeast
SoutheastAsian
Asian
Foreign Service
Foreign ServiceAct
Act ofof 1952,
1952, embodied
embodied in in Nations
Nations
RepublicAct
Republic Act No.
No. 708.
708.

President Benigno
President BenignoAquino
Aquino III
III
(2010 –– 2016)
(2010 2016)
President Manuel
President Manuel Roxas
Roxas -On February
-On February 2011,
2011, over
over 400
400 overseas
overseas President Rodrigo
President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte
(1946 –– 1948)
(1946 1948) Filipinos were
Filipinos were get
get out
out of
of the
the war-torn
war-torn city.
city. (2016 –– Present)
(2016 Present)
-July 4,
-July 4, 1946
1946 the
the Commonwealth
CommonwealthAct Act No.
No. 732
732 was
was passed
passed -From 2011
-From 2011 to
to 2015,
2015, aa total
total of
of 205
205 -He announced in February
-He announced in February the the abrogation
abrogation
creating the
creating the Department
Department of of Foreign
ForeignAffairs
Affairs official.
official. economic agreements
economic agreements were
were signed,
signed, covering
covering of the
of the VFA.
VFA.
-September 16,
-September 16, 1946
1946 the
the Executive
Executive No.
No. 1818 providing
providing for
for the
the labor, trade,
labor, trade, education,
education, tourism
tourism and
and air
air -He also blocked US
-He also blocked US warships
warships from from using
using
President Emilio
President EmilioAguinaldo
Aguinaldo organization and
organization and operation
operation ofof the
the DFA
DFAand and the
the Foreign
Foreign services.
services. Philippine bases
Philippine bases during
during any
any freedom-of-
freedom-of-
(1899 –– 1901)
(1899 1901) Service. The
Service. The task
task of
of DFA
DFAwere
were toto assist
assist post-war
post-war -On the
-On the May
May ofof 2015
2015 signing
signing of ofAgreement
Agreement navigation operations
navigation operations and announced that
and announced that
-June 23,
-June 23, 1898
1898 the the creation
creation of
of rehabilitation, investment
rehabilitation, investment promotion,
promotion, andand establish
establish between the
between the Philippines
Philippines andand Indonesia
Indonesia the country
the country would
would not
not participate
participate in in the
the
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.
EEZB. regular naval
regular naval exercises
exercises with
with the
the US,
US,
eleven days
eleven days after
after the
the declaration
declaration of
of -On November
-On November 2015,2015, successful
successful hosting
hosting ofof Australia and
Australia and other
other allies,
allies, to
to avoid
avoid
Philippine Independence.
Philippine Independence.Apolinario
Apolinario the 2015
the 2015AELM.
AELM. antagonizing the
antagonizing the Chinese.
Chinese.
Mabini as
Mabini as the
the first
first Republic’s
Republic’s -In December
-In December 2015,
2015, the
the launch
launch ofof the
the - Engagement with
- Engagement with countries
countries in in Northeast
Northeast
Secretary of
Secretary of DFA.
DFA. ASEAN Community;
ASEAN Community; the the PH-US
PH-US EDCA
EDCA Asia, Middle
Asia, Middle East,
East, and
and Russia
Russia isis
-Mabini established
-Mabini established diplomatic
diplomatic and the
and the Philippines’
Philippines’arbitration
arbitration case
case before
before politically significant
politically significant asas the
the Philippines
Philippines
relations with
relations with friendly
friendly countries.
countries. the PCA
the PCAin in The
The Hague.  
Hague.   seeks to
seeks to expand
expand and
and forge
forge relations.
relations.