page_title: Philippines–Russia relations
section_title: Security relations
hierarchical_section_title: Philippines–Russia relations / Bilateral relations / Security relations
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Церемония передачи филиппинской стороне партии российской продукции военного назначения с участием Президента Филиппин Родриго Дутерте и Министра обороны России генерала армии Сергея Шойгу. Филиппины, порт Манилы, борту БПК «Адмирал Пантелеев»
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: The Office of Defense Attaché in the Philippine Embassy in Moscow has been headed by Col. Dennis Pastor and with his administrative assistant T/Sgt. Pablito Igne since May 2018. (On 3 September 2019, Moscow sent to the Russian Embassy in Manila Col. Dmitry Nikitin, their 1st defense attaché, in an effort to strengthen military and technical cooperation with Manila.) Also, Philippine "[m]ilitary observers might be deployed to Russia next year to determine what kind of training exercises Filipino troops can participate in." Russia has already invited the Philippines to join its International Counter-Terrorism Database and has "conveyed the readiness of the Federal Protective Service of Russia to train members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG)", though a Moscow has already administered a VIP Protection Training Program to Manila's 21 PSG personnel sent for training from 27 February-11 March 2017.
  Russia is interested in selling surface-to-air missile system to the Philippines. In December 2016, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said that the Philippines is interested in purchasing drones and sniper rifles from Russia to modernize the former's military program. On a later date, he also mentioned Russia as a finalist for submarine-procurement for its Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines, specifically the advanced version (Project 636 Varshavyanka) "considered to be the most noiseless from among Russian conventional subs" and "are furnished with modern radar and communications systems, the sonar, 533mm torpedoes and Kalibr cruise missiles", as opposed to the original, Soviet-era (Project 877 Paltus) edition. Talks are also underway for the purchase of 10 boats from the Kalashnikov Group that "produces the BK-18 multipurpose cutter, the BK-16 transport and landing boat, as well as the BK-10 high-speed assault boat and the BK-9 high-speed amphibious assault cutter" aside from its world-famous rifles. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) technical working groups were sent to Russia "look into the Mil-Mi-17 "Hip" medium helicopter, Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine and other equipment being offered by Russia to the Philippines."
  On 3–7 January 2017, two Russian Navy ships – the Udaloy-class destroyer Admiral Tributs and the Boris Chilikin-class fleet oiler Boris Butoma of the Russian Pacific Fleet – docked at the Manila South Harbor for a goodwill tour aimed at bolstering Philippines–Russia relations, especially in security. On 25 October 2017, the Udaloy-class destroyer Admiral Panteleyev delivered "20 units of Ural-4320 multi-purpose vehicles; 5,000 units of AKM Kalashnikov assault rifles, one million units 1943-type cartridges with steel core bullets; and 5,000 units of steel helmets" to assist Manila's efforts during the Marawi siege.
  The Philippine Navy (PN) is also preparing its BRP Tarlac (LD-601) for the PN's historic, first-ever port-call to Russia scheduled for Friday 17 September 2018. The port visit to the Russian Pacific Fleet in Vladivostok is estimated to take 8–10 days and the actual visit to last 5 days. Afterward, it will also participate in the International Fleet Review from in Jeju, South Korea. Escorted by both Beijing's China Coast Guard and Tokyo's Japan Coast Guard while near the mutually-claimed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, the BRP Tarlac reached Russian waters on 1 October 2018 and was escorted by the Russian Albatros-class anti-submarine vessel Sovetskaya Gavan (P-350).
  For the first time, Russia (via Rosoboronexport) is also participating in the Asian Defense & Security (ADAS)'s (third) "Defense, Security and Crisis Management Exhibition and Conference" 2018 show in Manila scheduled for 26–28 September 2018.
caption: Admiral Panteleyev delivers Russian arms as aid to the Philippine government in the Battle of Marawi.
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