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The Philippines contributed troops to the United States-led Multi-National Force in Iraq in 2003. After an Overseas Filipino Worker by the name of Angelo dela Cruz was kidnapped and threatened with death by militants, the Philippine Government decided to move the scheduled end of the tour of duty of its contingent a few weeks early.
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.
The foreign relations of the Philippines are administered by the President of the Philippines and the Department of Foreign Affairs. Philippine international affairs are influenced by ties to its Southeast Asian neighbors , China , the United States , and the Middle East .
Relations between Egyptians and Filipinos predate the modern version of these nations. During the 1500s the Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt assigned his nephew, Admiral Mafamede as officer in charge in the Sultanate of Aceh, another vassal state of the Ottoman Caliphate in Sumatra, Indonesia.
The Philippine Embassy in Baghdad is headed by Ambassador Charlie P. Manangan, who was appointed to the position by President Bongbong Marcos on July 25, 2023. [12] Prior to becoming ambassador, Manangan, a career diplomat, served as an assistant secretary at the DFA, [12] and before that served as deputy chief of mission at the Philippine Embassy to the Holy See. [13]
This is a list of Philippine twin towns, sister cities and other international relationships. In most cases, the association, especially when formalized by local government, is known as " town twinning " or " sister cities ", and while most of the places included are cities, it also includes municipalities, provinces and a region.
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. Other major cities, namely Cebu and Davao, are host to consular missions of neighboring Asian countries.
This is a complete list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines. The Philippines is administratively divided into 82 provinces ( Filipino : lalawigan ). These, together with the National Capital Region , are further subdivided into cities (Filipino: lungsod ) and municipalities (Filipino: bayan ).