6 July 2023 - Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega welcomed PH Army Chief of Staff MGen. Potenciano Camba and members of the Philippine Army who participated in the 2023 PH-ROK Army-to-Army Talks at the Philippine Embassy in Seoul on 5 July 2023.

MGen. Camba briefed the Ambassador on the outcome of the PH-ROK Army-to-Army talks which serves as the bilateral engagement for military discussion between both nations’ respective armies. The 2023 iteration is the first joint staff talks meeting after the COVID-19 pandemic. Both sides had a productive discussion centered on increased cooperation in capacity-building and joint military exercises.

Ambassador Dizon-De Vega discussed developments in the bilateral relations between the Philippines and the Republic of Korea, as well as opportunities for further engagement with the ROK defense industry for the modernization of the Philippine Defense sector. She also encouraged further student exchange programs between both militaries and looked forward to welcoming increased cooperation between PH and ROK through participation in joint and regional military exercises.

Ambassador Dizon-De Vega likewise underscored the important role the Philippines plays in the UN Command stationed in the Republic of Korea and in Veterans Affairs cooperation as a sending state to the Korean War. END