Manila Economic and Cultural Office explained

Agency Name:	Manila Economic and Cultural Office
Formed:	1975 1989
Headquarters:	Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan
Chief1 Name:	Silvestre Bello III^[1]
Chief1 Position:	Chairman and Resident Representative
Website:	Manila Economic and Cultural Office

The Manila Economic and Cultural Office^[2] is the representative office of the Philippines in Taiwan, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. It is a non-stock non-profit corporation organized under Philippine law.^[3]

It was first established in 1975 as the Asian Exchange Center, replacing the former Philippine Embassy.^[4] In 1984, its staff acquired diplomatic privileges and immunity, as did those of its Taiwanese counterpart in Manila, then known as the Pacific Economic and Cultural Center.^[5] It adopted its present name in December 1989.^[6]

In addition to its Taipei Office, it also maintains Extension Offices in Kaohsiung and Taichung.^[7]

Its counterpart body in the Philippines is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines in Manila.^[8]

See also

• Philippines–Taiwan relations
• List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan
• List of diplomatic missions of the Philippines

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Notes and References

1. News:
   1. MarcosAppointments: Silvestre Bello III, MECO Chairman
   . Manila Bulletin. June 26, 2022. June 30, 2022.
2. In .
   In Tagalog: Tanggapang Pang-ekonomiya at Pangkultura ng Maynila. Also known as the Philippine Representative Office in Taiwan
   (; Tagalog: link=no|Tanggapan ng Kinatawan ng Pilipinas sa Taiwan).
3. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2001/05may/20010516-EO-0015-GMA.pdf Executive Order No. 15 Authorizing the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, Inc. "MECO" to Perform Certain Functions Relating to Trade, Economic Cooperation, Investment, and Cultural, Scientific and Educational Exchanges
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=3YgR77AzwuEC&dq=%22Association+of+East+Asian+Relations%22&pg=PA24 The International Law of Recognition and the Status of the Republic of China
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=jkWIXDqtOqQC&dq=asian+exchange+center+taipei&pg=PA89 Foreign Policy of the Republic of China on Taiwan: An Unorthodox Approach
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=wFxxAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Taipei+Economic+and+Cultural+Office%22 Ensuring Interests: Dynamics of China-Taiwan Relations and Southeast Asia
7. http://meco.ph/mecog/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=77 Manila Economic and Cultural Office Directory and Office Locations
8. http://web.roc-taiwan.org/ph_en/index.html Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines