Published 8 Dec 2025

Author: Frances Mangosing

Defence and security ties between Manila and Berlin are strengthening amid rising threats in both Europe and the Indo-Pacific driven partly by the growing alignment between Beijing and Moscow.

The Philippines and Germany have entered a new chapter in their bilateral relations this year, placing special emphasis on tightening security and defence ties.

In May 2025, Manila and Berlin committed themselves to advancing their security partnership when they signed an “agreement concerning defence cooperation”. The deal specifically increases collaboration between their military and defence establishments in the areas of logistics, cybersecurity, defensive weaponry, and UN peacekeeping. It builds on the 1974 Administrative Agreement on the training of Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel in Germany.

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