Marcos, Cambodian PM to meet February 11
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will meet with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet on Feb. 11 to tackle plans of elevating the Philippines and Cambodia’s ties, Malacañang announced Friday.
The Palace confirmed Hun Manet’s first official visit to the Philippines on Feb. 10 to 11.
“President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will welcome H.E. Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, on his first Official Visit to the Philippines on 10-11 February 2025,” Malacañang said in a statement.
Malacañang said Marcos would hold a bilateral meeting with Hun Manet at Malacañan Palace on Feb. 11.
The two leaders are expected to discuss “advancing cooperation in combatting transnational crimes, defense, trade, tourism, regional and multilateral cooperation,” the Palace said.
To date, there are over 7,000 Filipinos currently residing and working in Cambodia.
In Nov. 2024, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said the Philippines and Cambodia would sign the double taxation agreement (DTA) in February 2025.
Negotiations on the DTA began in 2018 in Manila, and was followed through in 2019 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Under the terms of the agreement, Cambodia and the Philippines agreed to mitigate the burden of double taxation on individuals and businesses operating across borders, which may contribute to the elimination of barriers to trade and investment and encouragement of cross-border economic activities.
The DTA encompasses taxation of income earned by citizens and residents of the Philippines and Cambodia, and outlines how each country’s tax administration shall impose and credit taxes paid in accordance with the tax rules in both countries.
Official diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Cambodia were established on Aug. 20, 1957.
On March 18, 1975, the Philippine government closed the Embassy in Phnom Penh when the defeat of the Lon Nol government by the Khmer Rouge became clearly imminent.
The Philippines and Cambodia have maintained cordial ties since the resumption of diplomatic relations in 1995. Philippine News Agency
