President Marcos has expressed his appreciation to the government of Singapore for helping the Philippines during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine.

This developed as President Marcos had a phone conversation with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday, Nov. 7.

In a statement, Marcos said Singapore’s prompt assistance made a significant difference for many Filipinos in hardest-hit areas.

"The Philippines sends our heartfelt gratitude and we look forward to deepening our ties and creating even more ways to support each other across the region," he said in a social media post.

“We discussed sustaining this partnership—from humanitarian aid to tackling climate challenges—all within the framework of ASEAN cooperation,” he added.

Singapore was one of four Southeast Asian countries that aided the Philippines following the devastation of Kristine.

It sent a military aircraft to the Philippines on Oct. 26, which was used to transport non-food relief items from the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to Naga City.

The Philippines and Singapore established diplomatic relations on May 16, 1969.

In June 2023, the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, which took effect in the same year.

Aside from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam extended help to the Philippines as it addressed the effects of Typhoon Kristine last month.

Indonesia provided a H225M Caracal and MI-17-V5 Helicopter while Malaysia sent a Eurocapter EC-725 and Brunei Darussalam dispatched a C-295 aircraft and two S-70i helicopters.