Cambodia–Philippines relations

The Cambodia–Philippines relations refers to the diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Cambodia. Relations were formally established in August 1957.[1] The Philippines and Cambodia have maintained cordial ties since the resumption of diplomatic relations in 1995. Cambodia maintains an embassy in Manila and the Philippines also maintains an embassy in Phnom Penh.[2]

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Map indicating locations of Cambodia and Philippines

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Cambodians in the Philippines, c. 1590 in Boxer Codex

Prior to European colonization, the people of the Cambodian civilization and the port-kingdoms of the Philippines had traded with each other for centuries. The trade was negated after Spain subjugated and took control of the Philippines in the 16th century. Before the Philippines was colonized, Portuguese explorers recorded that people from Luzon-Philippines called Lucoes participated in wars across Southeast Asia and were even soldier-mercenaries in the Burmese-Siamese wars between Thailand and Myanmar,[3] who were fighting over who would invade Cambodia.

Having witnessed the Lucoes ' involvement in the Burmese-Siamese Wars, in 1594, Cambodia sent an embassy in Manila, requesting military assistance against the invading Siam (now Thailand) from the rulers of Luzon (which had now changed hands from Native Filipinos to Spaniards). The embassy delegation, headed by Blas Ruiz and Diego Belloso, persuaded the Spanish governor general to the Philippines, Luis Perez Dasmarinas, to send an expedition to Cambodia to aid the king.[4] The expedition consisted of one ship and two junks. It left the Philippines in 1596, carrying artillery and ammunition.[5] After the invasion of Cambodia by Thailand in the Siamese-Cambodian War. The Spanish officers together with their Filipino and Mexican troops plus Portuguese and Japanese allies briefly restored the Christian Cambodian King Satha II who was in exile in Laos, back to the throne. However, after that, a reinvasion by the Thais supported by Chams and Malays killed King Satha II and the royal family was once again exiled.

There is record of commercial contact between Cambodia and Spanish Manila in the seventeenth century. Cambodia was a source of boat building for Manila because of the excellent timber that came from the country's forests. When the French conquered Indochina and released the Kingdom of Cambodia from Thai domination as a protectorate of France, and restored the Cambodian royal family, Spanish-Filipinos were among the troops that were with the French in the conquest of Indochina.[6]

Cambodia's King Norodom I once made a state visit to the Philippines and brought back home with him several Filipinos who have since served in the royal court.[7]

Both countries have an agreements on economic and trade relations, agricultural and agribusiness collaboration, and tourism cooperation. Both countries have maintained cordial ties since the resumption of diplomatic relations. The Philippines and Cambodia will sign an agreement to combat transnational crime and terrorism.[8]

The two countries have concluded agreements on economic and trade relations, agricultural and agribusiness collaboration, and tourism cooperation.[9]

Although Cambodia is China's close ally, relations between the Philippines and Cambodia remain strong despite a rift in early 2012 over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) failure to issue a joint statement on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, the Philippine ambassador in Phnom Penh said. Cambodian Ambassador to the Philippines Noe Wong, described the two countries relationship as "strong and excellent".[10]

Cambodia recalled its previous Ambassador to the Philippines, Hos Sereythonh, following his accusation that the Philippines and Vietnam used "dirty politics" to push the other ASEAN members for a common stand on the South China Sea dispute. In 2016, Cambodia stopped an ASEAN unified stance using the case ruling that the Philippines won against China. Cambodia's stance on the issue may impact its own territorial disputes with Thailand since the significance of the Philippines' case against China is identical to the dispute of Cambodia with Thailand. By ruling in favor of China, Cambodia signaled that Thailand's occupation on its territories is also just.[11]

References
  1. Gonzales, Cathrine (December 13, 2016). "FAST FACTS: PH-Cambodia relations through the years". Rappler. Philippines. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  2. "National Day of Cambodia Wednesday". Manila Bulletin. November 8, 2011. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  3. The Mediterranean Connection by William Henry Scott Page 138 (Published By: Ateneo de Manila University) Taken from "Translated in Teixera, The Portuguese Missions, p. 166."
  4. Quirino, Carlos (1969). "First Philippine Expedition to Indo-China". Journal of Southeast Asian History. 10 (3): 491–500. doi:10.1017/S0217781100005044. JSTOR 27651723.
  5. Blair, Emma Helen (2005). The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803; explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the beginning of the nineteenth century; [Vol. 1, no. 9].
  6. Nigel Gooding, Filipino Involvement in the French-Spanish Campaign in Indochina, retrieved July 4, 2008
  7. DESCENDANTS OF 1ST FILIPINO MIGRANT TO CAMBODIA REKINDLE ROOTS WITH PH
  8. "Philippines, Cambodia to sign agreement to combat transnational crime, terrorism". November 16, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  9. "National Day of Cambodia Wednesday". Manila Bulletin. November 8, 2011. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  10. "PH-Cambodia relations excellent, says envoy". ABS-CBN. November 16, 2012.
  11. "Cambodia recalls envoy to Philippines". Inquirer Global Nation. August 10, 2012.
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