OBJECTIVES

o To know the Foreign Policies that the Philippines adapted from other countries. oTo know the foreign relations in the Post-Colonial Era. oTo know the Core Areas of Philippine foreign policy. oTo know the members of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

TOPIC OUTLINE
Foreign policy
oEarly International Relations oForeign Relation in the Post-Colonial Era oThe Core Areas of Philippine Foreign Policy oNational Security
Philippine Security and the ASEAN ASEAN Regional Forum(ARF) Territorial Issues Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarment Contribution Towards Keeping Peace

oEconomic Diplomacy
ASEAN Free Trade Area(AFTA) Asia Specific Economic Cooperation(APEC) Asia-Europe Meeting(ASEM) The Philippines and the WTO

oAssistance to Nationals oMultilateral Diplomacy

Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) United Nations(UN)

It is a policy that governs relations between countries.

It is a set of goals that seeks to outline how that particular country will interact on an official basis with other countries of the world

Factors relating other nations

Economic Political Social military

Foreign policies are designed to help protect a countrys:

National Interests National Security Ideological Goals Economic Prosperity

Early International Relations

The early Filipinos were already in close contact with their Asian neighbors centuries prior to the coming of the Spaniards.

When Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in 1898, he appointed Apolinario Mabini as Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

After Spanish-American war, Aguinaldo dissolved the revolutionary government had established the first republic.

Foreign Relation in the PostColonial Era

The first year of the post-colonial period saw Philippines diplomacy confronted with the challenges associated with statebuilding

The alliance between the Philippines and the US during World War II resulted in closer ties or special relations between the two country

During the 1970s the country began to gradually reduce its dependence on the US and broaden Philippine Foreign relations

MALPHILINDO
 Was formed in 1963,  Association of MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES and INDONESIA  The country was also member of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organizations(SEATO)

The core Areas of Philippine Foreign Policy

Philippine Foreign policy is geared towards the attainment of the countrys national policy through the conduct of its external relations

Two Permanent Function

To foster To reinforce
An external environment that is nonthreatening and supportive of the countrys national goals: and to cultivate, maintain and promote stable, friendly, and cooperative relations with all other nations, both individual and in the context of regional and international groupings or association

National Security
The protection and strengthening of the countrys national security and territorial integrity are crucial to national survival.

Firmly believes that diplomacy should be the first line of defense and that cooperation with others is the principal basis of a nations external security.

The governments strategy to strengthen national security through foreign policy is pursued along the following lines:
 Enhancing friendly relations and forging strategic alliances with other countries.  Promoting regional peace and stability through established and new mechanism.  Fostering global accords that advance Philippine national security.

a. Philippines Security and the ASEAN

The Philippine government has firmly linked its national security efforts with those of its neighbors.

The organizations has addressed sensitive issues such as territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

 The Philippine initiative to include building a community of peace as one of the pillars of the comprehensive development agenda of ASEAN is a manifestation of a countrys desire to enhance the generally stable inter-state relations within the regions.

b. ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)

The Philippines attaches great value to the ARF as the only multilateral forum where the countries in the Asia Pacific Region and other international players can exchange views on political and security issues.

Australia Brunei Cambodia Canada China Democratic Peoples republic of Korea European Union India Indonesia Japan Laos

Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Philippines Republic of Korea Russia Singapore Thailand USA Vietnam

c. Territorial Issues
 There are a number of territorial issues confronting the Philippines, such as conflicting sovereignty claims certain islands and waters in South China sea, overlapping maritime spaces with neighboring countries and other historic claims

d. Nuclear Non-Proliferation and disarmament

While cognizant that end of the east-west conflict has diminished the threat of the global nuclear war, the Philippines maintains that the pursuit of nuclear weapons, nonproliferation and the ultimate disarmament should remain a resolute effort.

e. Contributions Towards Keeping Peace

The Philippines supports the UNs peacekeeping functions and participates in selected peacekeeping operations (PKSs) by sending various contingents such as:
 Medical-dental teams  Rescue Units  Election Observers  Military  Civilian Police Personnel

Participated in PKOs in:

Korea(1950-1953) Congo(1963) Iraq(1991-1992) Cambodia(1992-1993) Mozambique(1992) Haiti(1994) Kosovo(1999-present) East Timor(1999present)

Economic Diplomacy
The Philippines employs various measures of economic diplomacy, at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels, in pursuits of its goals of sustainable development and growth with social equity.

 ASEAN Free Trade Area

AFTA is a key program of trade stimulations, investments generation and economic growth in the ASEAN region.

 Asia Pacific Cooperation(APEC)

APEC forum, launched in Australia in 1989, An informal groupings of countries and territories in the AsiaPacific region committed to economic development through trade and investment stimulation.

APEC Members are the ff.

 Australia  Brunei  Canada  Chile  China  Hong Kong  Indonesia  Japan  Malaysia  Mexico  New Zealand  Papua New Guinea  Peru  Philippines  Russia  S. Korea  Taiwan  Thailand  USA  Vietnam

 Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM)

ASEM provides the Philippines with the regional framework for:

Fostering an environment of an ASEM framework conducive to trade;

The creation of an ASEM framework for trade and investment liberalization and facilitation similar to APEC

Private sector cooperation, particularly among small and mediumscales enterprises

Tripartite in regional growth areas  cooperation in human resources development, promotion of science and technology cross flows, intellectual and cultural changes; and inter-university program

 The Philippines and the WTO

The Philippines is committed to strengthen the multilateral trading system and support the launching of the Doha Round of Multilateral trade negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Assistance to Nationals
 Migration from developing to developed countries has been a major trend in the Philippines experience over the last four decades.  Philippine missions abroad assist Filipino nationals overseas

Multilateral Diplomacy
Association of Southeast Asian Nation
The Philippines considers its membership and participation in the ASEAN as the cornerstone of its foreign policy In, 1997, the leaders of ASEAN adopted the ASEAN Vision 2020.

United Nations
The Philippine recognized the paramount role of the UN in the maintenance to the international peace and security in the promotion of development.

The Philippine government has always been at the forefront of UN advocacy of Human rights as the country endeavors to promote development with a human face.