Philippines–United States relations

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Philippines–United States relations (Filipino: Ugnayang Pilipinas at Estados Unidos) are the bilateral and diplomatic relations of the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America. The relationship has been historically strong, described by some as a "special relationship" as a consequence of the Philippines' American colonial period between 1898 and 1946. The Philippines is one of the United States' oldest Asian partners and a strategically major non-NATO ally. Since 1951, the countries have been formally bound in a mutual defense treaty. An outlier was the early presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, who sought closer relations with China and Russia. The economic dimensions of the relationship have been shaped by U.S. advocacy for neoliberal reforms under the Washington Consensus framework, implemented through IMF and World Bank structural adjustment programs since the 1980s. This article covers Philippine–American relations after Philippine independence from the United States...

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