The Philippines and Viet Nam formally established diplomatic relations on July 12, 1976, linking the two countries through a commitment to strengthen cooperation, promote trade and expand people-to-people exchanges.
On November 17, 2015, the two countries upgraded their relations to a Strategic Partnership. Viet Nam became the Philippines' sole strategic partner that was also an ASEAN member state.
The two countries' diplomatic relations were further elevated to an Enhanced Strategic Partnership during the state visit of Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam to the Philippines on June 1, 2026.
The photos look back on five decades of relations between the two countries and show the progress of their friendship through growing bilateral trade and exchanges of official and individual visits.
As the two countries look toward the next 50-year journey as partners, the Philippine Embassy in Ha Noi reaffirms its commitment to the steady progress of bilateral relations across all areas of diplomacy.
Sources: Viet Nam News
