The Philippines has no cooperative arrangement with Taiwan on subsea cables or other critical undersea infrastructure, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on October 26, 2026. The clarification followed a media query about reported plans for closer cooperation on cable protection.

What the Philippines said about subsea cables

The department said there was no mention of cooperation with Taiwan on gray-zone activity during a forum organized by the Center for a New American Security. The query arose after remarks at the event by Felipe Cariño III, deputy chief of mission at the Philippine Embassy in Washington.

The department said the forum discussion focused on protecting critical undersea infrastructure, including through stronger public-private cooperation on repairing and recovering damaged infrastructure. It said protecting the networks requires efforts from all parties that benefit from them.

One China Policy reaffirmed

The department also reiterated the Philippines’ One China Policy, citing its October 22 statement. It said the policy is anchored in the 1975 Philippines-China Joint Communique and recognizes the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal government of China.

The Center for a New American Security said subsea cables carry more than 99% of intercontinental data traffic. Panelists at the forum included Cariño and Andrea Yang, deputy representative at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office.

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