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The Philippines and South Korea had agreed to further expand efforts in honoring the sacrifices of Korean War veterans.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Republic of Korea Patriot and Veterans Affairs Minister Park Minshik (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Both countries forged a memorandum of u
Published December 18, 2020, 2:29 PM
Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-man and Minister Park Sam-duck of Korea’s Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MPVA) thanked Filipino soldiers who fought in the Korean War.
(From left) Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-man, Maj. Maximo Young and Korea Veterans Affairs Minister Park Sam-duck (Photos: Korean Embassy, Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs)
The Philippines was the first Asian country and the third in the world after the US and the United Kingdom to send troops to South Korea after it was invaded by North Korea on June 25, 1950.
This year marked the 70th anniversary of the Korean War and to commemorate the event, the Korean Embassy in the Philippines, along with South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense, Korean Cultural Center, and MPAV recently held the “2020 Philippine Korean War Virtual Conference: Revisiting the Philippines in the Korean War 70th Anniversary.”