PH ENVOY FOSTERS CLOSER TIES, ADVANCES COOPERATION WITH U.S. MARINE CORPS
Following the US Marine Corps Sunset Parade that highlighted PH-US relations last 23 June 2026, Mr. James Balocki (right), Executive Director, Marine Corps Installations Command, visited the Philippine Embassy and met with Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez (left) on 14 July 2026. During the meeting, Mr. Balocki presented Ambassador Romualdez with a U.S. Marine Corps Medallion, symbolizing the close and longstanding ties between the Philippine and U.S. defense establishments, as well as the shared commitment of both countries to strengthening cooperation and friendship.
(Photo Credit: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew A. McDonnell)
Mr. James Balocki (left), Executive Director, Marine Corps Installations Command, and Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez (right) engaged in a conversation on the enduring partnership between the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps. Photo Release: https://tinyurl.com/52x7tjtv
Photo Credit: (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew A. McDonnell)
(L-R) Capt. James Francis P. Lugtu, Philippine Naval Attache; Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez; Mr. James Balocki, Executive Director, Marine Corps Installations Command; and Ruben Cajarty, Staff Secretary of the Marine Corps Installations Command, pose for a photo at the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Washington, D.C., July 14, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew A. McDonnell)
