Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
President of the Republic of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin
in Peru, Lima at the APEC summit in Peru, Lima, 2016
On June 2, 2022 Russia and the Philippines celebrate the 46th years since the establishment of diplomatic ties. 46 years ago a Russian person was regarded in the Philippines as a Martian – so seldom did Russian people appear in «the country of seven thousand islands». But today the situation is drastically different and the Filipino people know much more about Russia due to the numerous contacts between our countries.