[3] The following year on March 25, 1957, Magsaysay's successor, Carlos P. Garcia, nominated retired colonel Pullong Arpa of Sulu to serve as minister to Egypt,[4] elevating the consulate to a legation.

[6][7] However, the exact date of when the embassy was established is unclear, with accounts from students at Al-Azhar University attesting to its existence starting in the early 1960s.

[8] The Philippine Embassy in Cairo is currently headed by Ambassador Ezzedin H. Tago, who was appointed to the position by President Rodrigo Duterte on March 30, 2021.

[13] It regularly monitors the employment situation for Filipinos in Egypt to ensure that they only enter the country legally,[14] and actively repatriates OFWs there back to the Philippines during periods of unrest,[15] even if the measures are opposed by the host government.

[16] The Cairo mission also actively assists Filipinos beyond Egypt in the countries within its jurisdiction, including Sudan,[17] Ethiopia,[18] Eritrea,[19] and Djibouti.