Philippine Embassy in Russia

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

Большое спасибо, Сергей Викторович!

02/06/2026

TODAY 50 years ago, diplomatic relations were established between the Republic of the Philippines and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, predecessor of the Russian Federation. President Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. was warmly received in the Moscow Kremlin by General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev, before signing the Joint Communiqué with Nikolay Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. President Marcos also traveled to Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) and Volgograd, and also to Tashkent in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. Long before agreeing on this formal and cooperative diplomatic relationship, the Philippines and Russia were already nurturing people-to-people relations, beginning in 1817 when Emperor Alexander I sent the Irish-American businessman Peter Dobell to Manila to open the first Russian consulate in Southeast Asia. Thereafter, artists Mikhail Tikhanov and Vasily Vereshchagin visited in 1819 and 1901, respectively. The anthropologist and explorer Nikolai Miklouho-Maclay, a staunch defender of the human equality of indigenous peoples, visited in 1872, studying the anthropological features and customs of the Aeta Negritos. The famed Russian cruiser Aurora found sanctuary in Manila Bay after the Battle of Tsushima in Japan in 1905, and several of her fallen sailors were buried in a Manila cemetery. The Philippines also hosted Russian refugees numbering around 800 from Vladivostok after the First World War, and around 6,000 from Shanghai to Tubabao Island in Samar province after the Second World War, when the Philippines was the only country to respond to the international distress call, according to the records of the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees. The Philippines remains thankful to the Russian Federation for helping the Philippines overcome the terrorist siege of Marawi in 2017 and for providing Sputnik-V vaccines which saved many Filipino lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. After President Marcos, Presidents Fidel V. Ramos, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Benigno Aquino III and Rodrigo Roa Duterte visited Russia in 1997, 2009, 2012 and 2017 and 2019, respectively. Mabuhay ang pagkakaibigang Pilipinas at Rusya!

02/06/2026

🇷🇺🇵🇭 June 2 marks 5️⃣0️⃣ years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between our country and the Republic of the Philippines.

The diplomatic ties between the Soviet Union and the Philippines were officially established on June 2, 1976, during a visit to Moscow by the Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. — the national leader who, regardless of the realities of the Cold War, pursued an independent foreign policy.

Over the past half-century, the friendship between our nations and peoples has stood the test of time. Fruitful cooperation is developing across many areas, with the countries having built up a wealth of experience in bilateral relations which are based on mutual respect and pragmatism.

Today our countries are actively developing cooperation across a wide range of areas. Moscow and Manila are coordinating efforts on various international platforms. Efficient interaction is enhanced within the joint mechanisms.

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🇷🇺🤝🇵🇭 We extend our warmest greetings to our Philippine colleagues and to all our friends in the Philippines on our shared Anniversary — 50 years of diplomatic relations.

02/06/2026

TODAY in 1899, in response to the refusal of the United States to recognize the First Philippine Republic under President Emilio Aguinaldo and to acknowledge the ongoing Philippine-American War that began on 4 February 1899, the Malolos Congress formally declared war on the US.

01/06/2026

31/05/2026

TODAY is the Global Day of Parents. Since the 1980s, the important role of the family has increasingly come to the attention of the international community. Following the work of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 44/82 in 1989 proclaiming 1994 as the International Year of the Family, and resolution 47/237 in 1993 deciding May 15 as the International Day of Families. In 2012, UNGA proclaimed June 1 as the Global Day of Parents, which provides an opportunity to appreciate all parents for their "selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship”, offering identity, love, care, provision and protection to children and adolescents as well as economic security and stability. It recognizes that the family has the primary responsibility for the nurturing and protection of children. For the full and harmonious development of their personality, children should grow up in a family environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding. In keeping with the spirit of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, family and parenting support is increasingly recognized as an important part of national social policies and social investment packages aimed at reducing poverty, decreasing inequality and promoting positive parental and child well-being. This year’s theme is “Together for Parents”, debuting UNICEF’s “Becoming a Parent” video sharing the emotional side of their parenting journeys and underscoring the time and support caregivers from around the world need to give children a strong start in life. In the Philippines, there are also other specific family and parenting celebrations, namely, the International Day of Families on May 15 and the National Solo Parents Week under Republic Act no. 11861. Today, we especially remember with love and gratitude our parents who have passed on.

(Photo: Our national hero, Dr Jose Rizal, with his parents, Pablo Mercado and Teodora Alonso)

30/05/2026

As National Heritage Month draws to a close, Philippine Embassy in Russia remembers some of our National Artists who were born or who died in the month of May. They include our very first National Artist Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972) — probably the second most renowned Filipino painter after Juan Luna (1857-1899) — on his 134th birth anniversary TODAY. He was prized for his mastery of light and color immortalizing bucolic landscapes that celebrate ordinary Filipinos and the simplicity of daily life in the countryside. There is also architect Juan Nakpil (1899-1986) on his birth anniversary on May 26, and fashion designer Ramon Valera (1912-1972), visual artist Arturo Luz (1926-2021) and film director Eddie Romero (1924-2013) on their death anniversaries on May 25, 26 and 28, respectively. In their lives and through their creative works, they all contributed to our identity and consciousness on what it means to be Filipino.