When war broke out in the Korean peninsula seven decades ago this month, the Philippines was the first in Asia — and one of two countries in Southeast Asia — to respond. The Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea numbered more than 7,200, and among them was a young lieutenant who would later become president of the Philippines, Fidel V. Ramos. More than 100 of those Filipino soldiers were killed in action.
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows the explosion of an inter-Korean liaison office building in Kaesong, North Korea, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. KCNA/AP PHOTO