Last February 20, 2026, H. E. Lee Sanghwa, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Philippines, invited Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Dindo Manhit to a dinner meeting with him in his residence in Makati City to discuss South Korea’s investments in the Philippines and the strong bilateral relationship between the two countries. He was joined by Mr. RP Manhit, Chief Operating Officer of the Stratbase Group, and Stratbase Institute Non-Resident Fellows Gen. Manny Bautista and Prof. Renato de Castro for this dinner meeting. 

Stratbase is committed to working with like-minded countries such as South Korea to advance the rules-based economic and security order in the Indo-Pacific region.