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2026

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ASEAN Heads of Missions with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Hunt VanderToll (6th from left) do the ASEAN handshake during the 2026 ASEAN Day celebration. This year’s event was hosted by Cambodian Ambassador to the U.S. Koy Kuong (5th from left) and attended by Ambassador Jose Manuel G. Romualdez (4th from left).

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY AND ASEAN COMMITTEE IN D.C. REINVIGORATE WARM RELATIONS DURING 2026 ASEAN DAY

August 19, 2026

The PVAO delegation led by Undersecretary Reynaldo Mapugu (ret.) (bottom row, leftmost) met with Philippine Embassy officials and the Office of the Defense Attache in Washington, D.C. Usec. Mapugu gave updates on their key programs such as the Kagitingan Roadmap, which provides enhanced and accessible medical services and pension benefits to all retirees in the Philippines. There is also a study on bilateral cooperation between the Philippines and the United States that would benefit American veterans residing in the Philippines and Filipino veterans, bringing socio-economic development through modern medical infrastructure and more effective and affordable medical services.

ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL SERVICES AND FILIPINO VETERANS WELFARE HIGHLIGHTED BY EMBASSY AND PHILIPPINE VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE

August 12, 2026

(L-R) US-Asia Institute (USAI) Vice Chairman Ben Wu, USAI President Mary Sue Bissell, 2026 IMPACT! fellows Margaret Jane Piatos, Jasmine Lianalyn Rocha, Reece Roach, and Spencer Smith, and the Embassy’s Chargé d'Affaires Felipe F. Cariño III and Minister Lenna Eilleen C. De Dios-Sison at the conclusion of the graduation ceremony.

EMBASSY ENCOURAGES 2026 IMPACT! INTERN COHORT TO LEAD, CHAMPION FILIPINO-AMERICAN CAUSES DURING GRADUATION CEREMONY

August 10, 2026

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomed U.S. Undersecretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby and Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs John Noh during their courtesy call at Malacañan Palace on Monday, August 10. Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez joined the welcome delegation for the meeting, which focused on strengthening the longstanding Philippines-U.S. alliance and advancing bilateral cooperation. (📷: PCO)

PRESIDENT MARCOS WELCOMES U.S. DEFENSE OFFICIALS, REAFFIRMS STRONG PHILIPPINES-U.S. ALLIANCE

August 10, 2026

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