Sixth Informal Consultations on the Philippines - Singapore Action Plan Held in Manila

              Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Ms. Aileen S. Mendiola-Rau of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines (first photo, left) and Deputy Secretary for Foreign Affairs for Southeast Asia and ASEAN Ms. Foo Chi Hsia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore (first photo, right) co-chair the 6th Informal Consultations on the Philippines-Singapore Action Plan on 20 February 2024 in Makati City, Philippines (Photo by DFA-OPD, Jeffrey Mendoza)

MAKATI 26 February 2024 – The Philippines and Singapore convened the 6th Informal Consultations on the Philippines-Singapore Action Plan (IC-PSAP) on 20 February 2024 in Makati City. 

The Philippine delegation was headed by DFA Asian and Pacific Affairs Assistant Secretary Aileen S. Mendiola-Rau while the Singaporean delegation was headed by Singapore Deputy Secretary for Foreign Affairs for Southeast Asia and ASEAN Foo Chi Hsia. 

During the said meeting, both sides had a productive discussion building on the gains of previous discussions on political-security, economic cooperation and people-to-people cooperation while exploring new avenues for cooperation in the fields of energy, climate change, health and maritime domain. Both sides also had a fruitful discussion on relevant and pressing regional issues such as the South China Sea / West Philippine Sea.  

The convening of the IC-PSAP is timely considering that 2024 marks the 55th year of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Singapore. This is also the first IC-PSAP convened in person since the pandemic with the 5th series being done virtually in 2021. END