The Philippines-Indonesia EEZ boundary treaty

INDONESIA and the Philippines both on the government-to-government and people-to-people levels have always been the neighbors most friendly to each other. Our diplomatic, commercial and cultural relations have proved this friendship to be enduring. It has been tested and found to be true for decades in international forums, even during the Cold War, when Indonesia leaned closer to the socialist bloc while we were “the Brown Americans.”

Intellectual Filipinos have been closer to peers in Indonesia than other Asians. The late beloved “Father of Indonesia” Sukarno was much admired here in the Philippines. Indonesians admire our Jose Rizal so much that he is taught in Indonesian schools.