2020年以来新冠疫情的持续蔓延给菲律宾和马来西亚双边政治、经济、安全等方面都带来了不同程度的冲击。政治关系上，菲马两国总体上较为稳定。自杜特尔特上台后，菲马高层互动较为频繁，但在疫情影响下，历史遗留的领土等争端又起，从而影响了双边政治交往的稳定。在经济关系上，受疫情影响，菲马之间的贸易、投资、旅游等都出现明显的下降，由于双方采取了一些行之有效的激励政策，2021年双边经济指标出现一定程度的回升。安全合作是菲马的重点合作领域，在大国竞争加剧和国家安全利益的双重驱动下，菲马两国的安全合作不断深化。
The continued spread of Covid-19 Epidemic since 2020 has brought different degrees of impact on the bilateral political，economic，and security aspects of the Philippines and Malaysia. In terms of political relations，the Philippines and Malaysia are generally more stable. Since Duterte came to power，high-level interactions between the Philippines and Malaysia have been more frequent，but disputes over historical territories and the delimitation of the Spratly Islands have resurfaced under the influence of the epidemic，thus affecting the stability of bilateral political engagement. In terms of economic relations，trade，investment，and tourism between the Philippines and Malaysia have declined significantly due to the impact of the epidemic，and bilateral economic indicators rebounded to some extent in 2021 due to the adoption of some proven incentive policies by both sides. Security cooperation is a key area of cooperation between the Philippines and Malaysia，which has been deepening under the dual driving force of increasing great power competition and national security interests.
