Philippines–Venezuela relations

Philippines	Venezuela
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of the Philippines, Brasilia, concurrent to Venezuela	Embassy of Venezuela, Manila

ThePhilippines–Venezuela relations refers to thediplomatic relations betweenVenezuela and thePhilippines. The two countries share commonHispanic heritage. Filipino and Venezuelan relations even predate the establishment of these specific nations. Both the Philippines and Venezuela were part of the same Spanish administrative division, theViceroyalty of New Spain.^[1] During this time, people from the Philippines and Venezuela freely moved into each other's areas since they were considered one cohesive territory. Venezuelan participation in Philippine affairs even endured after Venezuelan independence since it is recorded thatVenezuelans were among theLatin American soldiers and officers supporting EmperorAndrés Novales of the Philippines, in his short-lived revolt against Spain.^[2] In 2022 there is international cooperation between thePhilippines andVenezuela; for example, both nations arebeauty pageant powerhouses, and in relation to this, the Venezuelan winner ofMr. International 2013, José Anmer Paredes, came to the Philippines to help relaunch the Philippine division of Mr. International, together with 2013 Mr. International Neil Perez of thePhilippines; 2018 Mr. International Seung Hwan Lee ofSouth Korea; and 2019 Mr. International Trịnh Văn Bảo ofVietnam.^[3] Bilateral relations between the two countries have been warm and friendly since the formal establishment of ties on 27 August 1968. Venezuela has an embassy inManila and the Philippines is accredited to Venezuela from its embassy inBrasília,Brazil.^[4]

Then-Venezuelan PresidentHugo Chavez made a state visit in the Philippines in 1999 and signed the RP-Venezuela Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism Cooperation and a Memorandum of Understanding on Trade and Investment.^[5]

Venezuela is the Philippines' 5th largest trading partner in South America with Philippine exports increasing to 38 million dollars in 2004, compared to just 1.6 million dollars of 2003. The Philippines is willing to work with Venezuela in both energy and power industries.^[6]

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