Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
Member of ASEAN, NAM.
Population
115.6M
GDP
$404.0B
Capital
Manila
Government
Unitary presidential constit...
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
6.7 / 10
UN voting record
How Philippines votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
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Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
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Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
The Philippines' foreign policy is anchored by the Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States, the oldest alliance in Asia. Under Marcos Jr., Manila has reinvigorated this alliance while deepening security ties with Japan, Australia, and India as a counterweight to Chinese assertiveness.
The 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling is the cornerstone of Philippine maritime claims. The Philippines actively promotes the ruling in international forums and has built alliances with like-minded states to uphold the rules-based maritime order.
Rivals
MUN Delegate Guide
As the Philippines, be one of the most vocal champions of international law, particularly the 2016 arbitral ruling on the South China Sea. Build a coalition with Vietnam, Japan, Australia, and the US to uphold freedom of navigation and UNCLOS.
Leverage your founding membership in both the UN and ASEAN. Raise OFW and migrant worker rights as bread-and-butter issues. Align with the US on security but maintain ASEAN solidarity on regional matters.
On human rights, be prepared to face questions about the Duterte-era drug war -- the Marcos administration has been more diplomatic on this issue. Push disaster resilience and climate adaptation as priorities for vulnerable island nations.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$404.0B
GDP per capita
$3,499
Currency
Philippine Peso (PHP)
HDI
0.71
Top trading partners
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