The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (; ; ) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in Timor-Leste. 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 Timor-Leste. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located in Dili, the capital of the country.
Heads of mission Head of mission Tenure Note(s) Rafael E. Seguis August 4, 2003 – 2004 First and only non-resident Philippine ambassador to Timor-Leste; the residence is in Jakarta, Indonesia. Farita Aguilucho-Ong May 17, 2004 – 2008 Leoncio R. Cardenas February 2008 – June 2009 Maria Aileen H. Bugarin July 2009 – July 2015 Evelyn D. Austria-Garcia September 2015 – March 2017 Abdulmaid K. Muin September 16, 2017 – June 22, 2022 Credentials were presented to President Francisco Guterres on October 10, 2017. Dean Jason N. Arriola June 23, 2022 – April 15, 2023 Chargé d'Affaires Belinda M. Ante April 16, 2023 – November 2024 Mary Ann A. Padua January 30, 2025 – present Source: Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, Dili
See also Philippines–Timor-Leste relations
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