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The Philippines and Israel relations have always been warm and friendly. Political, Cultural, Economic, Scientific and Technologicalflag-ph-israel.png cooperation between the two countries continue to prosper.

The year 2007 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Philippines and Israel. In 1957, the State of Israel and the Republic of the Philippines established full diplomatic relations with the signing of the Treaty of Friendship on 26 Feb 1958. The Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Tel Aviv and the Embassy of the State of Israel in Manila were opened in 1962.

Israelis and Filipinos share common democratic values, freedom and civil rights which are manifested in the span of Philippines and Israel bilateral relations.


The Philippines supported the UN Resolution 181 on the partition of Palestine and the Creation of the State of Israel in 1947:

The Philippines was the ONLY Asian country to support the creation of the State of Israel. On 29 November 1947, 33 countries voted in favor of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 creating the State of Israel. The thirty three countries are Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Byelorussian SSR, Canada, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Haiti, Iceland, Liberia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Sweden, South Africa, Ukrainian SSR, United States of America, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

On 28 November 2007, the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) honored the thirty three countries which supported the UN General Assembly 181 in celebration of 60th Anniversary of the State of Israel.

The Philippine commitment to this cause is still embedded in our hearts as we co-sponsored the UN resolution to mark 27 January, a yearly commemorative day to honor the victims of the Holocaust.


There are, at present, fourteen major bilateral Agreements between the Philippines and Israel:

Title  Date Signed Date of Entry into Force
Air Services Between and Beyond Two Countries 07 August 1951 07 August 1951
Treaty of Friendship 26 February 1958 18 December 1963
Technical Cooperation in Agriculture 06 March 1964 16 March 1964
Cooperation on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy 14 January 1969 14 January 1969
Abolition of Transit and Visitor’s Visa 10 December 1969 01 January 1970
Abolition of Visas for Holders of Diplomatic and Service Passport 14 December 1969  
Tourism 

09 May 1988

16 April 1987 (initial)

 
Cultural, Educational and Academic Research 24 April 1989 17 April 1991
MOU on Scientific and Technological Cooperation 26 June 1992  
Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation 09 June 1993 26 May 1997
Agreement on Technical Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture and Agriculture Related Fields 06 June 1994 30 May 1996
MOU on the Establishment of a Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation 11 February 1997 11 February 1997
Agreement Concerning Cooperation in the Fields of Posts and Telecommunications 18 June 1997 27 January 1998
Agreement on Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters 23 November 2010