page_title: Philippines–Russia relations
section_title: Filipino migration to Russia
hierarchical_section_title: Philippines–Russia relations / Bilateral relations / Economic relations / Filipino migration to Russia
caption_attribution_description: English: ST PETERSBURG. With President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.Русский: САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ. С Президентом Филиппин Глорией Макапагал-Арройо.
context_page_description: Philippines–Russia relations is the bilateral relationship between Russia and the Philippines. Both countries are full members of APEC.
  Russia has an embassy in Manila, while the Philippines has an embassy in Moscow, and two honorary consulates.
context_section_description: Filipino economic migrants began to flock to Russia in the early 2000s. In 2004, 2,010 Filipino nationals were registered to be staying in Russia. In 2013, that number increased to 4,335 according to statistics from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO). However, the estimated total becomes about 8,000 Filipinos in Russia when illegal immigrants are taken into account. About 93% of all Filipinos in Russia are in Moscow. Many Overseas Filipino Workers in Russia has professional training but most of them work in the household service sector as cleaners, cooks, drivers and nannies. The PH Department of Foreign Affairs counted "around 6,000 Filipinos living and working in Russia as of June 2017."
  Due to a sharp increase in the number of Filipino nationals being sought to work in private homes throughout Russia, the Philippine Government has deemed it necessary to impose new requirements on the direct hiring of Filipino housekeepers and nannies in Russia in order to secure their well-being through placement in qualified households as well as ensure the engagement of only competent staff.
caption: Former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo with then Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in St. Petersburg for the 2009 International Economic Forum.
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