President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. will welcome the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Tô Lâm, for a two-day State Visit to the Philippines on May 31 to June 1.

The visit will hold a special significance as it comes at the cusp of the 50th anniversary of the Philippines and Viet Nam diplomatic relations and a decade of the two countries’ Strategic Partnership. The historic visit would also mark the first state visit of Viet Nam’s party leader to the Philippines.

At the bilateral meeting, it is expected that the discussions of the two leaders will reflect on the five decades of robust cooperation between the Philippines and Viet Nam. The two leaders will also seek to reinforce the relationship, centered on more dynamic collaboration in trade and investment, food security, defense and maritime cooperation, education, tourism and people-to-people exchanges.

Viet Nam remains as the Philippines’ sole strategic partner in Southeast Asia, founded on the longstanding and productive engagements among officials, the private sector and at the grassroots level. Viet Nam is also home to more than 7,000 Filipinos. The Philippine Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh is set to open in mid-2026. Presidential State Visit