Opened in 2024, it is currently located in the barrio (neighborhood) of La Porciúncula, part of the locality of Chapinero in northern Bogotá, across from the campus of the Gimnasio Moderno.

Theresa P. Lazaro remarked that the embassy's opening is a "clear signal of the Philippines’ commitment to enhance relations with Latin America", becoming the second Southeast Asian country after Indonesia to have a resident diplomatic mission in Colombia.

[8] The advance team setting up the embassy announced that they had arrived in Bogotá on August 25, 2024, preparing to immediately begin offering consular services once the mission has completed all the required procedures for opening.

[15] The Philippine Embassy in Bogotá is headed by Ambassador Adrian Bernie C. Candolada, who was appointed to the position by President Bongbong Marcos on June 25, 2024.

[16] Prior to his appointment as ambassador, Candolada, a career diplomat, served as Consul General at the Philippine Embassy in Singapore, where he was also the mission's second-in-command.