MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday dismissed media reports that the country is in talks with Israel to move its embassy to Jerusalem. “There has been no recent discussion, whether among relevant government agencies, or bilaterally with Israel or with any other country, on the location of the Philippine Embassy in Israel,” DFA said in a statement. This position was consistent with the Philippines’ vote in favor of the Partition Plan for Palestine in the UN in 1947, the DFA noted. READ: Philippines studying moving embassy to Jerusalem — reportAccording to a report by the Agence France-Press, Israeli public radio cited Israeli diplomatic sources as saying that the Philippines was among the 10 countries considering moving its embassy to Jerusalem after talks with Israel. This came few days after the country abstained on a United Nations vote calling for the United States to drop its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Source: Philippine Star December 27, 2017 10:34 UTC