Foreign relations of the Philippines

The foreign relations of the Philippines are administered by the President of the Philippines and the Department of Foreign Affairs. Philippine international affairs are influenced by ties to its Southeast Asian neighbors, China, the United States, and the Middle East.

The Philippines is a founding member of the United Nations;^[1] an elected member of the Security Council^[2] and participant in the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Labour Organization (ILO), UNESCO, and the World Health Organization (WHO). Like most nations, the Philippines is a signatory of Interpol. The Philippines is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, East Asia Summit and Association of Caribbean States (as an observer). It was formerly a member of the now-defunct Latin Union and the SEATO. Declaring itself as independent of any major power block of nations, the Philippines is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Trust rating of Three countries, July 2020^[3]
Country	Much trust	Undecided	Little trust	M-L
United States	60	19	18	+42
Australia	49	25	22	+27
China	22	18	58	-36

^ "About Us". Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
^ "The Philippines and the UN Security Council". Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations. Archived from the original on December 12, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
^ "SWS July 3-6, 2020 National Mobile Phone Survey – Report No. 4: Net trust of Filipinos is "Good" +42 for the United States, "Moderate" +27 for Australia, and "Bad" -36 for China". Social Weather Stations. November 20, 2019. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.