“The COVID-19 pandemic and the limited global supply of vaccines have magnified the importance of building domestic capacity that would ensure some degree of vaccine self-reliance critical to prepare countries to deal with future pandemics.”
US Embassy Manila
There might be peaks and valleys in the bilateral relations between the Philippines and the United States, but the partnership continues to be resilient, anchored on deep people-to-people ties, a solid military alliance and a robust economic partnership.