Philippines-Cambodia defense ties were the focus of an October 26, 2026 meeting between senior military officials, who discussed information sharing and closer coordination on regional security.

Key Takeaways

  • The officials discussed sustained dialogue and information sharing.
  • Earlier talks covered cooperation between the countries’ navies, air forces and armies.

Philippines-Cambodia defense ties under discussion

Philippine Armed Forces Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Rommel P. Roldan met Lt. Gen. Hun Manith of Cambodia’s General Department of Research and Intelligence. The Philippine military said they discussed closer coordination on shared security interests.

The meeting followed an October 20 visit to Phnom Penh by Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete. He met Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet to discuss stronger defense and security cooperation, including closer ties between the countries’ navies and air forces. They also discussed military training, capacity-building and army cooperation.

Existing cooperation and regional security

During the visit, Nafarrete and Cambodian military commander Gen. Vong Pisen also discussed information exchange, counterterrorism, transnational crime prevention, cybersecurity and humanitarian assistance. Cambodia welcomed the Philippines’ leadership of the ASEAN Observer Team monitoring developments along the Cambodia-Thailand border.

The two countries signed a defense cooperation memorandum in December 2017 covering exchanges of military personnel, training, information and expertise. They held their first Joint Defense Cooperation Committee meeting in March 2019.

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