Diplomatic relations between Oman and the Philippines were established on October 6, 1980.

The Philippine embassy in Riyadh covered Oman until March 1992 when the Philippines established a resident embassy in Muscat.

[2][3] Relations between Oman and the Philippines were established in October 1980.

[4] In the 2011 list of countries considered safe for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) by Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Oman was the only Middle Eastern country on the list[3][5] As of 2013, there are about 40,000 Filipinos working in Oman.

In 2012 according to POEA, the number of OFW's deployed to Oman amounted to 15,868, 10,291 rehires and 5,577 new hires.