Manila, Feb. 6 -- The Philippine government is looking at signing a number of new agreements with the United Kingdom ahead of the 80th anniversary of their bilateral relations in 2026, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

In a press release Wednesday, the DFA said among these deals are memoranda of understanding in trade and investments, maritime, defense, Information and Communications Technology.

The DFA said these are "expected to be concluded this year" leading towards the commemorative celebration of the 80th Philippine-UK anniversary.

At the 2nd Philippines-UK Strategic Dialogue in London on Feb. 3, DFA Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs Ma. Theresa Lazaro and UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (...