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Philippines–Romania relations are foreign relations between thePhilippines andRomania.
The Philippines maintains anembassy inBucharest, which was reopened in 2024 after being closed in 2012. On the other hand, Romania has an embassy inManila, which is headed by a Chargé d'Affaires.
Philippine-Romanian relations started whenNicolae Ceaușescu visited Manila as the first socialist leader to enter the Philippines on April 12, 1975, followed by creating a committee for joint Philippine-Romanian Scientific and Technological Commission headed by Dr. Melecio S. Magno and then Ambassador to RomaniaLeticia Ramos-Shahani.[1] During that time, the Philippines opened relationships with thesocialist countries as part of mutual coexistence policy during theMartial Law regime of Ferdinand Marcos, breaking theanti-communist atmosphere prevailing before the administration.
It was also from Ceaușescu's visit wherein the first couple were given citations from the University of the Philippines and the Philippine Women's University. Ceaușescu was given an honorary degree as "Doctor of Laws" by the board of regents, while his wife, Elena, as "Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa".
In 1994, The Philippine–Romania Business Council, Inc. (PRBC) was organized as an offshoot of the first Philippine trade mission to Romania by the former Undersecretary Tomas Alcantara of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).[2]In 2002 Romania and the Philippines supported each other's bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.[3] In 2003, the Philippines and Romania agreed to explore areas for cooperation in trade complementation.[4]
In January 1994, thePresident of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania visited the Philippines. In June 1996, thePresident pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines visited Romania. In September 1997, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines visited Romania during the Conference on New and Restored Democracies. In February 2002, President of RomaniaIon Iliescu went on a state visit to the Philippines. In July 2002, festivities meant to celebrate three decades of diplomatic relations between the two countries took place in the capitals of both countries.[5]
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