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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Since President Rodrigo Duterte took office, he has raised alarms over his remarks against the US, even announcing his separation from the country both in military and economy.
Recently, he also said that he is not keen on sending an ambassador to the United States, amid issues surrounding US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
The relationship of the Philippines and USA has spanned more than a century. Here are some figures that show how the two countries have interacted and worked together in the areas of immigration, economy and trade, education, tourism, and security:
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3.42M |
number of Filipinos in the US, according to the US Census 2010 |
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250,000 |
number of Americans in PH, according to the US embassy in Manila (as of 2014) |
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3,000 |
number of Filipino and Filipino-American organizations in US |
| percentage of PH residents who favor US views, based on a survey published in 2015 by Pew Research |
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$7.5B |
US exports to PH in 2016 |
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$9.2B |
US imports from PH in 2016 |
| PH exports to US in November 2016 | |
| PH imports from US in November 2016 | |
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37th |
rank of PH among US’ biggest trading partners in 2014 |
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3rd |
rank of US among PH’s biggest trading partners in 2015 |
| cash remittances from USA in 2015 | |
| total approved foreign direct investments (FDIs) from US in 2015 | |
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3rd |
rank of US among PH’s top prospective investing countries in 2015. Japan ranked first. |
| US FDIs in PH in 2012 | |
| PH FDIs in US in 2012 | |
| sales of services in PH by US-owned companies in 2011 | |
| sales of services in US by PH-owned companies in 2011 |
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1901 |
Thomasites arrived in the Philippines, establishing the US educational system in the country |
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1,074 |
total number of Thomasites that were stationed in the country from 1901 to 1902 |
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69 |
number of years since the Fulbright Program, America’s flagship international exchange program for students, was established. It is currently the world’s oldest continuing Fulbright program. |
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1,700 |
number of Filipinos awarded Fullbright grants for graduate study in the US (as of 2014) |
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700 |
number of Americans awarded Fullbright grants for graduate study in the Philippines (as of 2014) |
| number of American tourists in PH in 2015 | |
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2nd |
rank of US among PH’s biggest source market of tourists in 2015. South Korea ranked 1st. |
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200,521 |
number of PH tourists in the US in 2013 |
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35th |
rank of PH among US’ biggest source market of tourists in 2013. Canada ranked 1st. |
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600,000 |
estimated number of Americans visiting the PH each year |
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66 |
number of years since the 1951 US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty was signed |
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2011 |
year when the Manila Declaration, which reaffirmed the Mutual Defense Treaty, was signed |
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$2B |
amount allotted by the US Congress to the Philippines from 1999 to 2011 for assistance and defense cooperation |
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$158.8M |
amount of US donation in 2012 for defense and development assistance to PH |
| amount of US donation in 2016 for peace and security assistance to PH | |
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1947 |
year when the Military Bases Treaty was first signed |
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1992 |
year when the US military left its military bases in the Philippines, including Clark Air Base and Subic Bay Naval Base |
– Rappler.com
Sources: PH embassy in the US, US Office of Travel & Tourism Industries, National Statistical Coordination Board, US Census Bureau, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Philippine Statistics Authority, Wikipedia, various news websites
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