Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong on March 5 held phone talks with Philippine Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs for Policy Leo Herrera-Lim.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMMR) and related meetings from January 28–29 in Cebu, Philippines, at the invitation of his Filipino counterpart Maria Theresa P. Lazaro.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted separate receptions in Ha Noi on January 13 for Cambodian Ambassador Chea Kimtha, US Ambassador Marc Knapper, and Philippine Ambassador Meynardo L.B. Montealegre, who came to bid farewell to the top legislator at the end of their tenures in Viet Nam.

Receiving Saudi Arabian Ambassador Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy, the President affirmed that Saudi Arabia is an important partner of Viet Nam in the Middle East. He noted that the two countries share many similarities in development goals as well as values of peace, cooperation and development.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on December 15 held phone talks with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Theresa Lazaro to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues of shared concern.

Viet Nam’s U22 team booked their place in the men’s football final at the 33rd SEA Games after a hard-fought 2–0 victory over the Philippines in the semi-final on December 15.

Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh have sent messages of sympathy to Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos over great losses of human and property caused by recent storms in many localities of the Philippines.

In recent days, several localities in Cebu City, the Philippines, have suffered severe damage by Super Typhoon Bualoi and a 6.9-magnitude earthquake, which killed 69 people, injured more than 150, and destroyed over 3,500 houses. The total damage is estimated at more than 1.7 billion Philippine peso (PHP).

Viet Nam’s U23 squad continued their impressive run at the 2025 ASEAN U23 Championship, staging a thrilling comeback to edge the Philippines 2-1 in the semifinal on July 25 and secure their third consecutive appearance in the tournament’s final.

Vietnamese leaders extended congratulations to leaders of the Philippines on June 12 on the occasion of the country’s 127th anniversary of Independence Day (June 12, 1898 - 2025).

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue ’s official visit to Cambodia, attendance in the 43rd ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) General Assembly, and official trip to the Philippines from November 19 to 25 have contributed importantly to fostering Vietnam’s cooperation with Cambodia and the Philippines, and ASEAN inter-parliamentary collaboration.