List of ambassadors of the Philippines to Singapore explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Singapore Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Singapore Duta Republik Filipina ke Republik Singapura
Native Name:	菲律賓共和國駐新加坡共和國大使 சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசின் பிலிப்பைன்ஸ் குடியரசின் தூதர்
Insignia:	Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines.svg
Insigniasize:	150px
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
Department:	Department of Foreign Affairs Embassy of the Philippines, Singapore
Reports To:	Department of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:	Medardo G. Macaraig
Style:	His Excellency
Seat:	Tanglin, Singapore
Nominator:	Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Termlength:	No fixed term
Inaugural:	Tomas C. Benitez^[1]
Formation:	1966

The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Singapore (Filipino; Pilipino: Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Singapore, Malay: Duta Filipina ke Singapura,, Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசின் பிலிப்பைன்ஸ் குடியரசின் தூதர்|Ciṅkappūr kuṭiyaraciṉ pilippaiṉs kuṭiyaraciṉ tūtar) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Singapore. As head of the Philippines' diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of the Philippines to the president and government of Singapore. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.

List of representatives

Head of mission	Tenure	Singaporean president	Singaporean prime minister	Philippine president	Note(s)
Tomas C. Benitez	1966−1967	Yusof Ishak	Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong		Previously, a Chief of Protocol at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Delfin R. Garcia	1971−1978	Benjamin Sheares Devan Nair
Privado G. Jimenez	1978−1985
Francisco L. Benedicto	1986−1993
Alicia C. Ramos	1993−1995	Ong Teng Cheong	Goh Chok Tong	Fidel V. Ramos	Recalled after the execution of Flor Contemplacion.^[2]
Alberto A. Encomienda	1996−1998
Jesus I. Yabes	1999−2002
Ernesto V. Llamas	2002−2003	S. R. Nathan		Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Belen F. Anota	2004−2008
Minda Calaguian-Cruz	2008−2014	S. R. Nathan Tony Tan	Lee Hsien Loong	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III	Credentials were presented to President Nathan on September 25, 2008.
Antonio A. Morales	2014−2017			Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte	Credentials were presented to President Tan on May 29, 2014.^[3]
Joseph del Mar Yap	2018−2022	Halimah Yacob		Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos	Previously, a special envoy of the President from November 2016 to June 2017. Credentials were presented to President Halimah on January 25, 2018.^[4] ^[5]
Medardo G. Macaraig	2023−present			Bongbong Marcos	Credentials were presented to President Halimah on February 15, 2023.^[6]

See also

• Philippines–Singapore relations

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Ambassador . . December 26, 2021.
2. Web site: Anthony. Vargas. DFA official murdered: Assistant Secretary Alicia Ramos strangled to death in Makati residence . . April 25, 2005 . December 26, 2021.
3. Web site: NEW PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT TONY TAN KENG YAM . . June 2, 2014 . December 26, 2021.
4. MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 25 January 2018 . . January 25, 2018 . December 26, 2021.
5. New Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Assumes Post . . January 22, 2018 . December 26, 2021.
6. Web site: Presentation of Credentials from H. E. Medardo Antonio G. Macaraig, Ambassador of the Philippines. February 15, 2023. Indiplomacy News. June 29, 2023.