The Republic of the Philippines and Mexico celebrated 70 years of formal diplomatic relations on April 14! The two countries established diplomatic relations on April 14, 1953.
Common Ground
The Barong Tagalog, the Philippine national costume and traditional formal shirt for men are similar to the Guayabera, the Mexican traditional shirt for men.
There are 1,206 Filipinos in Mexico.
The distance between the Philippines and Mexico is 14,228 kilometers.
The total trade between The Philippines and Mexico is US$1,120,140,252 billion (2022). The Philippines’ total export to Mexico is US$857,388,195 million (2022).
3 Philippine Presidents visited Mexico:
- Ferdinand Marcos (1981)
- Fidel Ramos (1997)
- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001,2002)
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