Marine Corps-Philippines

▲ Marine Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. Ju Il-suk speaks at an event commemorating the 76th anniversary of an amphibious landing operation carried out by South Korean and U.S. forces during the 1950-53 Korean War, in Incheon, just west of Seoul, in this file photo from Sept. 15, 2026. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Marine Corps chief left for the Philippines on Sunday to discuss ways to expand bilateral military and defense industry cooperation, officials said.

During the trip, which runs through Wednesday, Lt. Gen. Ju Il-suk will meet with Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Bayani V. Curaming, deputy commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps, according to the Marine Corps.

The agenda for talks will include ways to strengthen coordination between the two marine corps and expand defense industry cooperation.

Ju will also visit a Korean War memorial and pay his respects to Philippine soldiers who died fighting alongside South Korean troops in the 1950-53 Korean War.

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