MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and Colombia recently agreed to explore possible collaboration in tourism, as both countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tourism Cooperation on 18 June 2026.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the MOU was signed by Philippine Ambassador Adrian Bernie Candolada, representing the Department of Tourism (DOT) of the Philippines, and Minister Diana Marcela Morales Rojas of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism (MINCIT) of the Republic of Colombia in Bogota.
Both countries viewed the MOU as an effective instrument for advancing people-to-people ties, the DFA stated.
The MOU will cover six major areas of cooperation, including research, education and upskilling, tourism promotion and investment, and sustainability, the DFA added.
The signing of the MOU also coincided with the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Colombia this year.
The signing was witnessed by Director Catalina Diana Davila Suarez of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ (MFA) Asia, Africa, and Oceania Directorate, as well as representatives from the MFA Directorate of International Cooperation and the Presidential Agency on International Cooperation (APC Colombia).
