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Embassy of the Philippines, Madrid
Pasuguan ng Pilipinas sa Madrid
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LocationMadrid
AddressCalle Eresma 2
Coordinates40°26′47.8″N 3°41′08.0″W / 40.446611°N 3.685556°W / 40.446611; -3.685556
AmbassadorPhilippe Jones Lhuillier
Websitewww.philembassymadrid.com

The Embassy of the Philippines in Madrid is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to Spain. It is located at the corner of Calle Eresma and Calle Guadalquivir in the ward (barrio) of El Viso, where it has been since 1998.

History

Relations between the Philippines and Spain were established in 1947, shortly after the Philippines obtained full independence from the United States. Initially, relations between the two countries were conducted through a legation, with Manuel Escudero being appointed as the mission's first minister plenipotentiary.[1]

The Philippine Embassy in Madrid was established in 1951, with the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two countries.[1] Manuel Morán, who previously was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was appointed as the mission's first ambassador.

In 1997, the Philippine government purchased a 1,200-square-meter (13,000 sq ft) villa in El Viso, where other embassies were also located, to serve as the Embassy's new building. After a year of renovation work, the Embassy was inaugurated by President Fidel V. Ramos in April 1998.[1]

Staff and activities

The Philippine Embassy in Madrid is headed by Ambassador Philippe J. Lhuillier, who prior to his current post, served as ambassador to Portugal,[2] and includes seven officials.

Part of the Embassy's philosophy is that Filipinos living outside Madrid should not need to go to the capital in order to receive consular services.[2] To that end, the Embassy itself also conducts consular missions in other parts of Spain at least once or twice a year,[2] with missions traditionally being held in southern Spain, Bilbao in the Basque Country and the Canary Islands, and more recently on the islands of Menorca and Ibiza.[3]

In addition to the Embassy, the Philippines maintains a network of eight honorary consulates which provide many of the same consular services in their respective areas.[2] However, the honorary consulate in Barcelona has been closed since October 3, 2017, when the mission's honorary consul was dismissed following his participation in that year's pro-independence general strike.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Embassy". Philippine Embassy Madrid. Department of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Tañada, Lorenzo III (December 29, 2015). "DFA Frontliners - PH Embassy in Spain". Frontliners (in Filipino). UNTV Channel 37.
  3. ^ Castro, Nieves (September 29, 2013). "Miembros de la Embajada filipina se desplazan a San Pedro para atender a sus compatriotas". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Barcelona se activa para recuperar el consulado que reivindican los filipinos". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). April 7, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
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