Diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Jordan were established on March 1, 1976, although a resident mission in Jordan would not be immediately established by the Philippine government. An honorary consulate was first established in 1979, led by Costandi M. Muna. A resident mission in Jordan was finally opened in 1980, when
Rafael E. Seguis, who would later become Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, was designated as the mission's ''
chargé d'affaires''. The following year, he was replaced by Cesar C. Pastores, who in 1983 would become the Philippines' first resident ambassador to Jordan. This first mission, however, was closed in 1993 due to financial constraints, and was subsequently replaced by another honorary consulate, led by retired major general Shafiq Jumean, which was placed under the jurisdiction of the
Philippine Embassy in Baghdad. The embassy was reopened in 1998 due to the increasing numbers of
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) working in Jordan, as well as in recognition of Jordan's critical role in the various
peace processes in the Middle East. In June 2013, an embassy staff member was accused by Representative
Walden Bello of being complicit in a
sexual exploitation ring involving female OFWs in their care, which also implicated other missions in the Middle East. Later identified to be the welfare officer for the mission's Philippine Overseas Labor Office, he denied any involvement in the scheme. Foreign Affairs Secretary
Albert del Rosario nonetheless opened an investigation into the matter, and even temporarily recalled Ambassador Olivia V. Palala so she can assist him in the probe. A separate probe was also opened by the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on the matter, and several members of the
Senate sought to investigate the scandal as well. The welfare officer was subsequently suspended by the DOLE without pay for four months on unrelated charges of using indecent language with distressed OFWs and viewing pornographic materials on a government-issued laptop, and although he appealed the DOLE's decision, it was later upheld with a further suspension on future overseas deployments. ==Chancery==