[1][better source needed] The first Philippine diplomatic mission in Singapore was a consulate-general that opened in 1967 along Orchard Road, near the premises of the Royal Thai Embassy.

In 1986, the Embassy relocated to a newly built building on Nassim Road, where it remains today.

[1][better source needed] The Philippine Embassy is temporarily located at Level 16,#12A, 13-14 Devonshire Wing, 111 Somerset Building 111 Somerset Road, Singapore 238164 The Philippine Embassy in Singapore is headed by Ambassador Medardo G. Macaraig.

As of 2014, the mission had a total of 60 staff members representing five different government departments, consisting of six consuls and vice-consuls, 26 expatriate staff hired by the Department of Foreign Affairs, 14 Singapore-based locally hired employees, and 18 representatives of different government agencies.

[1][better source needed] Among the agencies with a presence at the mission include the Department of Labor and Employment, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Department of National Defense, the Social Security System, and the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund).