Minister for Defence to Visit the Philippines for 20th ADMM and 13th ADMM-Plus

Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing will be in Cebu, Philippines, from 27 to 30 October 2026 for the 20th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and 13th ADMM-Plus. 

On 28 October, Minister Chan will attend the 20th ADMM alongside representatives from the 10 other ASEAN Member States^[1] to discuss regional defence cooperation. He will also attend two informal meetings – the ASEAN-US Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting, and the ASEAN-Japan Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting. 

On 29 October, Minister Chan will attend the 13th ADMM-Plus. The ADMM-Plus brings together the 11 ASEAN Member States and 8 Plus^[2] countries to exchange views on the current geopolitical environment. He will also participate in the ADMM Chairmanship handover ceremony as Singapore will take over the ADMM Chairmanship from the Philippines in 2027.

^[1]These include Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

^[2]These include Australia, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America.