Manila, Nov. 14 -- Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa P. Lazaro on Saturday described India's bilateral relations with the Philippines as "excellent", expressing confidence that the partnership between the two countries would continue to gain momentum ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manila for the ASEAN-India Summit.

Responding to ANI's question, Lazaro said the two countries had maintained strong relations and pointed to the recent meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi as an important engagement.

"The relations between our two countries are excellent. And they met already during the BRICS meeting in Delhi, so it will just c...