Philippines–South Korea relations

South Korea-Philippines relations

South Korea

Philippines

The South Korea–Philippines relations (Hangul: 대한민국-필리핀 공화국 관계; Hanja: 大韓民國-필리핀 共和國 關係; RR: Daehan Minguk-Pillipin Gonghwaguk Gwangye) (Filipino: Ugnayang Pilipinas at Timog Korea) refers to the bilateral relations of the Republic of Korea and the Republic of the Philippines. South Korea has an embassy in Manila while the Philippines has an embassy in Seoul.


Country comparison

Official name Republic of the Philippines Republic of Korea
Native Name Republika ng Pilipinas 대한민국 / 大韓民國 / Daehan Minguk
Coat of Arms
Flag
Population 100,981,437 50,924,172
Area 300,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) 99,392 km2 (38,375 sq mi)
Population Density 202/km2 (520/sq mi) 491/km2 (1,270/sq mi)
Time zones 1 (Philippine Standard Time) 1 (Korean Standard Time)
Capital Manila Seoul
Largest City Quezon City – 2,936,116 Seoul – 10,464,051
Established 23 August 1896 (Nation Proclaimed)
12 June 1898 (Independence Declared)
04 July 1946 (Independence Granted)
13 October 1897 (Empire Proclaimed)
01 March 1919 (Independence Declared)
15 August 1945 (Liberation)
Predecessor States Spanish Colonial Period (1521–1898)
Spanish East Indies (1565–1898)
British Manila (1762–1764)
Sovereign Tagalog Nation (1896–1897)
Revolutionary Government (1897)
 Republic of the Philippines (1897)


American Colonial Period (1898–1946)
Military Government of the Philippine Islands (1898–1902)
 Philippine Republic (1899–1902)


Insular Government of the Philippine Islands (1901–1935)
Tagalog Republic (1902–1906)


Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935–1946)
 Republic of the Philippines (1943–1945)



Independent Period (1946–present)
 Republic of the Philippines

Unitary Kingdoms Period (936–1910)
Kingdom of Goryeo (918–1392)
Zhengdong Province (1270–1356)

Kingdom of Joseon (1392–1897)
 Korean Empire (1897–1910)



Japanese Colonial Period (1910–1945)
Japanese Korea (1910–1945)
 Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1919–1948)



Division Period (1945–present)
People's Republic of Korea (1945–1946)
Army Military Government in Korea (1945–1948)


 Republic of Korea

Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic Unitary presidential constitutional republic
First Leader Emilio Aguinaldo Rhee Syng-man
Current Leader President: Rodrigo Duterte President: Moon Jae-in
Current Deputy Vice President: Leni Robredo Prime Minister: Lee Nak-yeon
Legislature Congress (Bicameral) National Assembly (Unicameral)
Presiding Officer Senate President: Aquilino Pimentel III
House Speaker: Pantaleon Alvarez
Assembly Speaker: Chung Sye-kyun
Judiciary Supreme Court
Chief Justice: Maria Lourdes Sereno
Constitutional Court
President: Kim Yi-su (acting)
Supreme Court
Chief Justice: Yang Sung-tae
Religion 80.58% Roman Catholicism
10.80% Protestantism
5.57% Islam
2.45% Iglesia Ni Cristo
1.00% Aglipayan
56.9% No formal religion (Sindo, Confucianism, Atheism)
19.7% Protestantism
15.5% Buddhism
7.9% Roman Catholicism
0.2% Cheondoism
National language Filipino Korean
GDP (nominal) US$811.726 billion (7,846 per capita) US$$1,498 trillion ($29,114 per capita)

History

Bilateral relations between South Korea and the Philippines were established on March 3, 1949 upon the recognition of Republic of Korea as a sovereign state by the Philippines. The Philippines was the fifth state to recognize the Republic of Korea and the first ASEAN country to establish relations with South Korea.[1][2]

Economic relations

South Korea is the sixth biggest trading partner of the Philippines, while the Philippines is the third most attractive Southeast Asian country for South Korean investors in 2011.[3] South Korea also provides the biggest tourist market for the Philippines. Most tourists who went to the Philippines on 2011 were South Koreans, followed by Japanese and Americans.[4]

Military Relations

Military relations between the two countries started during the Korean War when the Philippine Government sent their troops to enforce Allied Campaign against the communist North Korea. South Korea is an active arms supplier for the Armed Forces of the Philippines. They donated some of their F-5A/B fighter jets to the Air Force. They also donated some of their T-41 trainer planes. The SOKOR have sold different small arms to the Philippines.

Recently, SOKOR agreed to sell 12 FA-50 Fighting Eagle multirole fighters to the Philippines. The Philippines received some ships from South Korea.[5]

Others

As of 2011, there are currently more than 90,000 South Koreans in the Philippines. A statistics of South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade recorded their population. A fall of 16% since 2009 after a period of rapid growth in the population in the preceding decade,[6][7][8] and more than 45,000 Filipinos residing in South Korea.[9]


See also

References

  1. "Philippines-South Korea Relations". Philembassy-seoul.com. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  2. http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Policies/view?articleId=113844
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008033822/http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business/top-business-news/31916-ph-seeks-deeper-trade-ties-with-south-korea. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "PH welcomes 1 millionth Korean visitor this year". ABS-CBN News. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  5. http://www.businessinsider.com/south-korea-donates-philippine-2014-6
  6. 《재외동포 본문(지역별 상세)》, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2011-07-15, p. 104, retrieved 2012-02-25
  7. 재외동포현황, South Korea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2009, retrieved 2009-05-21
  8. Meinardus, Ronaldo (2005-12-15), ""Korean Wave" in Philippines", The Korea Times, archived from the original on 2006-01-13, retrieved 2007-02-16
  9. "체류외국인 국적별 현황", 《2009년도 출입국통계연보》, South Korea: Ministry of Justice, 2009, p. 262, retrieved 2011-03-21
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