MANILA, April 12 -- Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will be on an official visit to the Philippines on April 15 to 17 to bolster relations and map out future engagements, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Friday.

The DFA said the visit will build on the gains of the 6th Informal-Consultations on the Philippine-Singapore Action Plan (IC-PSAP) held February, where senior officials from the two parties talked about possible cooperation in the fields of energy, climate change, health and maritime domain.

During their bilateral meeting, Balakrishnan and Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo will also "exchange views on regional and international developments," the DFA said.

"The current visit is expected to...