Brunei–Philippines relations
Brunei |
Philippines |
---|---|
Diplomatic mission | |
Embassy | Embassy |
Envoy | |
Ambassador Megawati Manan | Ambassador Marian Jocelyn R. Tirol-Ignacio |
History
Both Brunei and the Philippines was once part of the
Formal diplomatic relations between a unified modern Philippines and a freshly independent Brunei began on January 1, 1984.[7]
State visits
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, made a state visit to Brunei on 1–2 June 2011 and visited the country again on 23 September 2012 to attend the royal wedding of Princess Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah.[8]
Sultan
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte had his first ever state visit to Brunei before going to the ASEAN summit in Laos in September 2016.
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei returned to the Philippines on 26–29 April 2017 for a state visit and to attend the
Filipinos in Brunei
In 1983, there were approximately 8,000 Filipinos working in Brunei, with some of them involved in the construction of the Istana Nurul Iman and other projects of the Bruneian government.[13] As of 2013, there are more than 20,000 Filipinos working in Brunei.[10]
Issues
Brunei beauties
In 1993, in a diplomatic affair dubbed as the Brunei beauties, Senator
References
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- ^ Turton, M. (2021). Notes from central Taiwan: Our brother to the south. Taiwan's relations with the Philippines date back millennia, so it's a mystery that it's not the jewel in the crown of the New Southbound Policy. Taiwan Times.
- ^ Everington, K. (2017). Birthplace of Austronesians is Taiwan, capital was Taitung: Scholar. Taiwan News.
- ^ Bellwood, P., H. Hung, H., Lizuka, Y. (2011). Taiwan Jade in the Philippines: 3,000 Years of Trade and Long-distance Interaction. Semantic Scholar.
- ^ Reading Song-Ming Records on the Pre-colonial History of the Philippines By Wang Zhenping Page 256.
- ^ Quanzhou to the Sulu Zone and beyond: Questions Related to the Early Fourteenth Century By: Roderich Ptak. Page 280
- ^ Bruneian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- ^ "Brunei - Economy - Boost For Brunei's Ties With The Philippines". Asean Business News. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Brunei Darussalam - BN - Brunei, Philippines Renew Ties - Bid Ocean Asia Tender and Business News". Bidocean.asia. 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Brunei Times". Mail.bruneitimes.com.bn. 17 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (26 April 2017). "Brunei Sultan Bolkiah arrives for Asean summit, state visit". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Brunei's Sultan Bolkiah joins Duterte at SEA Games opening". news.abs-cbn.com. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Brief History of the Embassy". Philippine-embassybrunei.com. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Palace washes hands off Brunei beauties". Manila Standard. 30 September 1993. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
External links
- Media related to Relations of Brunei and the Philippines at Wikimedia Commons