PHILIPPINE-ISRAEL

RELATION
 HISTORY
• The Philippines voted in favor of UN Resolution
181 concerning the partition of Palestine and the Creation
of the State of Israel in 1947.
• The Philippines was among the 33 countries who supported
the creation of Israel and the only Asian country who voted
for the resolution.
• Israel and the Philippines established full diplomatic
relationships in 1957
• Embassies were opened in Tel-Aviv and Manila in
1962.
• In 1997, the two countries signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) institutionalizing the bilateral
political dialogue between the respective foreign
ministries. The political dialog is accompanied by
cooperation in trade and economy, culture, technical
assistance, science, academic exchanges, tourism etc.
• On November 28, 2007, the Knesset honored the thirty
three countries which supported the UN Resolution 181
in celebration of 60th Anniversary of the State of Israel.
• The UN resolution, which marked January 27, as a yearly
commemorative to honor the Holocaust's victims, was
co-sponsored by the Philippines.
 ECONOMIC RELATIONS
• Trade between Israel and the Philippines continues to
grow but remains insignificant compared to Israel's trade
industry between Europe and the Americas.
• Israel's exports to the Philippines remain higher in
comparison to the Philippines' exports to Israel.
• In 2004, there were 37,155–50,000 Filipino workers in
Israel
• Israeli exports amount to $248,448,918 while
Filipino exports amount to $33,929,631 in 2007.
• The number one exports to each other by both
countries are electronics.
 CULTURAL RELATIONS
• In 2009, the Open Doors Monument was erected in
the Holocaust Memorial Park in Rishon Lezion, Israel.
• It honored the role of the Philippine Commonwealth
Government under President Manuel L. Quezon in
officially offering safe haven and issuing 10,000 visas
to Jewish refugees
• Between 1937 and 1941, approximately 1,200 to 1,500
Jewish refugees (mostly from Germany and Austria)
were settled in government-provided housing
communities in Marikina
BILATERAL AGREEMENT
1. Memorandum of Agreement on the Temporary
Employment of Filipino Home-Based Caregivers in
Israel
2. Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific
Cooperation,
3. Memorandum of Intent on the Collaboration on
Promotion of Bilateral Direct Investments
 TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP

• Signed on Feb. 26, 1958

• Strengthen the bond and peace of 2 countries
PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR
H.E GENEROSO CALONGE

ISRAELI AMBASSADOR
RAFAEL HARPAZ