PRESS RELEASE

PR-075-2023

(2 June 2023, Singapore) A high-level Philippine delegation, composed of Senior Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Officer-in-Charge of the Department of National Defense; General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines; Senator Loren Legarda, Senate President Pro Tempore; and Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Medardo Macaraig, participates in the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue,  Asia’s premier defense and security conference, taking place from 2 to 4 June 2023 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore.

Members of the Philippine delegation will hold bilateral meetings with foreign counterparts and senior officials, and will also speak at the following sessions at the Shangri-La Dialogue:

• Senior Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr.,  Officer-in-Charge, Department of National Defense, at the Second Plenary Session: Building a Stable and Balanced Asia-Pacific; 
• General Andres C. Centino, Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, at Special Session 2: Challenges of Asia-Pacific Military Capability Development; and
• Senator Loren Legarda, Senate President Pro Tempore,  at Special Session 4: Balancing Asia-Pacific Minilateralism and ASEAN Centrality.

Now in its 20th year, the Shangri-La Dialogue provides an avenue for defense ministers and other world leaders to discuss the region’s most pressing security challenges and engage in bilateral talks to address common concerns. 

Organized by the IISS, this year’s edition will see 41 countries in attendance, with 48 Ministerial-level delegates and more than 35 senior defense officials, as well as prominent academics.

For  more information on the Shangri-La Dialogue, please  visit:  https://www.iiss.org/events/shangri-la-dialogue/shangri-la-dialogue-2023/

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