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This is a list of visits made to the Philippines by heads of state and/or heads of government for diplomatic reasons, which is classified by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs as either a state visit, official visit, or working visit.[1]
The scope of the list includes visits by:
- heads of state and heads of government
- The top leaders of international organizations whose membership compose of sovereign nations (e.g. United Nations, European Union)
Excluded are visits by (but not limited to):
- Government ministers/secretaries, unless if the person makes the visit under the capacity stated above (e.g. Prime Ministers)
- Government agency heads
- Heads of sub-national jurisdictions (e.g. states, provinces, cities)
- Members of royal families aside from the reigning monarch
- Spouses of the head of states and governments
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei has the most visits (nine), followed by former President Sukarno of Indonesia with six. Representatives from Thailand have the most visits, with 26. Representatives from the United States, of which the Philippines is a major non-NATO ally, have the most visits outside of Asian countries. Ban Ki-moon has the most visits from a Secretary General of the United Nations, with two visits. Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo's 1943 visit was the first state visit to the Philippines, while Sukarno's in 1951 was the first visit since the Philippines was granted independence.
List of official dignitary visits
By leaders of sovereign nations
Presidency of Bongbong Marcos
Country | Name | Title | Date | Notes | Ref(s) |
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Ukraine | Volodymyr Zelenskyy | President | June 2–3, 2024 | Working visit | [2][3] |
Qatar | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Emir | April 21–22, 2024 | State visit | [4] |
New Zealand | Christopher Luxon | Prime Minister | April 18–20, 2024 | Official visit | [5] |
Marshall Islands | Hilda C. Heine | President | March 7, 2024 | Official visit | [6] |
Indonesia | Joko Widodo | President | January 9–11, 2024 | Official visit | [7] |
East Timor | José Ramos-Horta | President | November 8–11, 2023 | State visit | [8][9] |
Japan | Fumio Kishida | Prime Minister | November 3–4, 2023 | Official visit; addressed a joint session of Congress | [10] |
Micronesia | Wesley Simina | President | October 13, 2023 | Met with President Bongbong Marcos at Malacañang | [11] |
Australia | Anthony Albanese | Prime Minister | September 7–8, 2023 | Official visit | [12] |
Montenegro | Dritan Abazović | Prime Minister | September 1, 2023 | Attended the FIBA Basketball World Cup game between Montenegro and the United States; met with President Marcos at Malacañang; appeared on CNN Philippines' The Final Word with Rico Hizon | [13][14][15] |
Czech Republic | Petr Fiala | Prime Minister | April 16–18, 2023 | Official visit | [16] |
Malaysia | Anwar Ibrahim | Prime Minister | March 1–2, 2023 | Official visit | [17] |
Australia | David Hurley | Governor-General | June 30, 2022 | Attended the inauguration of President Marcos | [18] |
Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte
Country | Name | Title | Date | Notes | Ref(s) |
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Brunei | Hassanal Bolkiah | Sultan | November 30 – December 1, 2019 | Official visit; attended the opening ceremony of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games | [19] |
India | Ram Nath Kovind | President | October 17–21, 2019 | State visit to mark 70th anniversary of Philippines–India diplomatic relations | [20][21] |
Singapore | Halimah Yacob | President | September 8–12, 2019 | State visit to mark 50th anniversary of Philippines–Singapore diplomatic relations; visited Davao City | [22][23][24] |
Malaysia | Mahathir Mohamad | Prime Minister | March 6–7, 2019 | Official visit | [25][26] |
Sri Lanka | Maithripala Sirisena | President | January 15–19, 2019 | State visit | [27] |
China | Xi Jinping | President | November 20–21, 2018 | State visit | [28] |
Papua New Guinea | Peter O'Neill | Prime Minister | May 15–17, 2018 | Official visit | [29] |
Australia | Malcolm Turnbull | Prime Minister | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Brunei | Hassanal Bolkiah | Sultan | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Cambodia | Hun Sen | Prime Minister | November 11–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Canada | Justin Trudeau | Prime Minister | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
China | Li Keqiang | Premier | November 12–16, 2017 | Official visit after attending the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30][31] |
India | Narendra Modi | Prime Minister | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Indonesia | Joko Widodo | President | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Japan | Shinzō Abe | Prime Minister | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Laos | Thongloun Sisoulith | Prime Minister | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Malaysia | Najib Razak | Prime Minister | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Myanmar | Aung San Suu Kyi | State Counsellor | November 11–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
New Zealand | Jacinda Ardern | Prime Minister | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Russia | Dmitry Medvedev | Prime Minister | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Singapore | Lee Hsien Loong | Prime Minister | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
South Korea | Moon Jae-in | President | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Thailand | Prayut Chan-o-cha | Prime Minister | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Vietnam | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc | Prime Minister | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
United States | Donald Trump | President | November 12–14, 2017 | Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit in Pasay | [30] |
Cambodia | Hun Sen | Prime Minister | April 28–30, 2017 | Attended the 30th ASEAN Summit | [32] |
Indonesia | Joko Widodo | President | April 28–30, 2017 | State visit on April 28 prior to attending the 30th ASEAN Summit; traveled to Davao City with President Rodrigo Duterte to inaugurate the Davao City–General Santos–Bitung sea trade route | [32][33] |
Laos | Thongloun Sisoulith | Prime Minister | April 28–29, 2017 | Attended the 30th ASEAN Summit | [32] |
Myanmar | Aung San Suu Kyi | State Counsellor | April 28–29, 2017 | Attended the 30th ASEAN Summit | [32] |
Singapore | Lee Hsien Loong | Prime Minister | April 28–29, 2017 | Attended the 30th ASEAN Summit | [32] |
Thailand | Prayut Chan-o-cha | Prime Minister | April 28–29, 2017 | Attended the 30th ASEAN Summit | [32] |
Vietnam | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc | Prime Minister | April 28–29, 2017 | Attended the 30th ASEAN Summit | [32] |
Malaysia | Najib Razak | Prime Minister | April 27–30, 2017 | Attended the 30th ASEAN Summit | [32] |
Brunei | Hassanal Bolkiah | Sultan | April 26–29, 2017 | State visit on April 27 prior to attending the 30th ASEAN Summit | [32] |
Japan | Shinzō Abe | Prime Minister | January 12–13, 2017 | Official visit; visited Davao City | [34] |
Presidency of Benigno Aquino III
Country | Name | Title | Date | Notes | Ref(s) |
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Monaco | Albert II | Prince | April 6–7, 2016 | Official visit | [35] |
Japan | Akihito | Emperor | January 26–30, 2016 | State visit to mark 60th anniversary of Japan–Philippines diplomatic relations; accompanied by Empress Michiko | [36][37][38] |
Japan | Shinzō Abe | Prime Minister | November 18–20, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [39][40] |
Russia | Dmitry Medvedev | Prime Minister | November 18–20, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, representing President Vladimir Putin | [41][42] |
Peru | Ollanta Humala | President | November 18–19, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [43][44] |
Singapore | Lee Hsien Loong | Prime Minister | November 18–19, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [43][45] |
Thailand | Prayuth Chan-ocha | Prime Minister | November 18–19, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [43][46] |
Canada | Justin Trudeau | Prime Minister | November 17–20, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [47][48] |
New Zealand | John Key | Prime Minister | November 17–20, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [49][50] |
South Korea | Park Geun-hye | President | November 17–20, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [43][51] |
United States | Barack Obama | President | November 17–20, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [52][53] |
Australia | Malcolm Turnbull | Prime Minister | November 17–19, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [54][43] |
Brunei | Hassanal Bolkiah | Sultan | November 17–19, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [43][55] |
China | Xi Jinping | President | November 17–19, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [43][56] |
Malaysia | Najib Razak | Prime Minister | November 17–19, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [43][57] |
Vietnam | Trương Tấn Sang | President | November 17–19, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [58][59] |
Papua New Guinea | Peter O'Neill | Prime Minister | November 16–20, 2015 | Attended the 2015 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting | [43][60] |
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