April 21, 2025
No. 108
The government of the Philippines issued Memorandum Circular No. 82 on April 21. The document, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, declared that the Philippine government would relax certain restrictions on interactions with Taiwan to promote economic, trade, and investment relations between the two countries.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung affirms the Philippine government’s pragmatic step to promote bilateral relations, expressing his belief that new regulations will help Taiwan continue to deepen substantive cooperation with the Philippines under the policy of integrated diplomacy.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stresses that Taiwan is the Philippines’ eighth-largest export market, ninth-largest trading partner, and 10th-largest source of imports. As Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has emphasized repeatedly, peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait are a priority, while peace, security, and stability are the concern of all nations. Moving forward, Taiwan will continue to work with democratic allies such as the Philippines to jointly contribute to regional prosperity, peace, and stability. (E)