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COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

As part of President Biden’s commitment to donate more than 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide, on July 16 we delivered through COVAX the first half of 3.2 million doses to our friends, partners, and allies in the Philippines, our oldest treaty ally in the region.

On August 3, we delivered via COVAX an additional 3 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines.

The United States was proud to donate 188,370 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines on September 2 through COVAX.

On September 20, the U.S. was proud to donate an additional 2.58 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines. Together, we can end this pandemic.

The United States delivered an additional 5.57 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines on October 5 to help end the COVID-19 pandemic.

On October 11, the United States delivered an additional 1.84 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the people of the Philippines. We are committed to working with our partners around the world to save lives and help end the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. delivered an additional 2,098,980 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines on October 31 through COVAX. The U.S. continues to work together with the Philippine government in ending the COVID-19 pandemic.

On December 21, the United States, in partnership with COVAX, provided an additional 3.4 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines to help end the pandemic. This delivery is part of the U.S. commitment to share 1.2 billion vaccine doses with the world.

Learn more about our work Delivering Vaccines and on COVID-19 Recovery.

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U.S. Relationship

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U.S.-Philippines Relations

U.S.-Philippine relations are based on strong historical and cultural links and a shared commitment to democracy and human rights. The U.S. has designated the Philippines as a Major Non-NATO Ally, and there are close and abiding security ties between the two nations. The Manila Declaration signed in 2011 reaffirmed the 1951 U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty as the foundation for a robust, balanced, and responsive security partnership. The U.S.-Philippine Bilateral Strategic Dialogue advances discussion and cooperation on bilateral, regional, and global issues. There is also a focus on economic, commercial, and people-to-people ties. There are an estimated four million U.S. citizens of Philippine ancestry in the U.S., and more than 220,000 U.S. citizens in the Philippines, including a large presence of U.S. veterans. An estimated 650,000 U.S. citizens visit the Philippines each year. Many people-to-people programs exist between the U.S. and the Philippines, including Fulbright, International Visitor Leadership Program, and the Kenney-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study program.

U.S. Assistance to Philippines

The U.S. government’s goal in the Philippines is to partner with the country to become a stable and prosperous nation. The 2011 Partnership for Growth Statement of Principles reinforced a shared interest in promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth in the Philippines. U.S. assistance to the Philippines fosters broad-based economic growth; improves the health and education of Filipinos; promotes peace and security; advances democratic values, good governance, and human rights; and strengthens regional and global partnerships. Department of State, Department of Defense, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs in conflict-affected areas of Mindanao aim to strengthen the foundation for peace and stability in the area. U.S. assistance, including from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, seeks to intensify cooperation through a whole-of-government approach, using a wide range of assistance and other foreign policy tools. The U.S. has had a Peace Corps program in the Philippines for over 50 years.

Bilateral Economic Relations

The U.S. and the Philippines have a strong trade and investment relationship, with over $27 billion in goods and services traded (2016). The U.S. is one of the largest foreign investors in the Philippines, and is the Philippines’ third-largest trading partner.

Philippines Flag: Two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red; a white equilateral triangle is based on the hoist side; the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays; each corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star; blue stands for peace and justice, red symbolizes courage, the white equal-sided triangle represents equality; the rays recall the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain, while the stars represent the three major geographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; the design of the flag dates to 1897 note: in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top [CIA World Fact Book}

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