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In 1875, Leopold proposed to purchase the Spanish colony of the Philippines, their sole colony in the Far East, but his offer was declined. [ 1 ] Formal diplomatic relations between Belgium and the Philippines was established on July 4, 1946.
Filipinos in Belgium comprise migrants from the Philippines to Belgium and their descendants living there. While the Belgian National Institute of Statistics has 3,067 Filipinos officially registered, [ 2 ] the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) estimated that there are 12,224 Filipinos in Belgium in December 2013.
The Kingdom of Belgium has 410 overseas diplomatic missions across all continents with 261 of those being honorary consulates. [1] The honorary consulates of Belgium aid in the issuance of passports and other identification. Though if one is not registered in the consular population center, assistance is limited. [2]
Brussels is unique in that it is not only the seat of the Belgian Government, but also of the European Commission, which is the executive wing of the European Union to which countries accredit representatives, and of the NATO. Thus, a country can maintain up to three missions in Brussels: one to Belgium, one to the EU, and one to the NATO.
Map of Belgian diplomatic missions. The Kingdom of Belgium is unique in having three networks of representation — one for the Belgian federal state, another for Dutch-speaking community and Flemish Region, and a third one for the French-speaking Community and the Walloon region, often comprising international missions of the Brussels-Capital Region and, more rarely, the German-speaking ...
Countries hosting diplomatic missions of the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines has a network of diplomatic missions in major cities around the world, under the purview of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), to forward the country's interests in the areas that they serve, as well as to serve the ever-growing numbers of Overseas Filipinos and Overseas Filipino Workers.
Embassy with jurisdiction: Italy (Rome) Mauritius: Embassy with jurisdiction: Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) Mexico: Mexico City: Johan Van Calster Montenegro: Embassy with jurisdiction: Serbia (Belgrade) Morocco: Rabat: Véronique Petit Nauru: Embassy with jurisdiction: Australia (Canberra) Nepal: Embassy with jurisdiction: India (New Delhi) Netherlands
Map of states with diplomatic missions in the Philippines. This is a list of diplomatic missions in the Philippines. The National Capital Region, more commonly known as Metro Manila, is host to 70 embassies. Several other countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals.