(01 Aug 2023, Jakarta) --- Department of National Defense officials from Manila led by Undersecretary Ignacio B. Madriaga attending the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) visited the chancery today to pay a courtesy call on Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia H.E. Gina A. Jamoralin.

The DND officials are representing the Philippines in the ADSOM and ADSOM-Plus meetings --- annual events held at the Vice-Defense Minister level among the ASEAN Member States and its eight (8) Dialogue Partners. The meetings serve as platforms to build future initiatives towards a stronger defense cooperation among ASEAN and its partners, as well as to discuss the outcome documents and the preparations for the 17th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the 10th ADMM Plus which are tentatively scheduled for November 2023. The ADSOM meetings are being held this year in Jakarta from 02-03 August 2023.

DND Madriaga was accompanied by Asst. Sec. for Strategic Assessment and International Affairs Mr. Pablo M. Lorenzo in the courtesy visit.