Hyundai Motor, gov't to jointly improve conditions of overseas Korean War memorial sites
Published: 02 Mar. 2026, 16:40
Updated: 02 Mar. 2026, 19:08
![The Peftok Korean War Memorial Hall in Manila [PEFTOK KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL HALL]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/03/02/c23b38ba-a365-4e33-beb0-a0e677efd951.jpg)
The Peftok Korean War Memorial Hall in Manila [PEFTOK KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL HALL]
Hyundai Motor Group will work with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs to improve the conditions of memorial sites in the Philippines, which honor veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War.
The project will cover two sites in Metro Manila: the Korean War Memorial Pylon in the Libingan ng mga Bayani and the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (Peftok) Korean War Memorial Hall, according to the motor company on Monday. The facilities were built to honor the sacrifice of Peftok, which consisted of five battalion combat teams and a total of 7,420 troops, as well as their families.
The Philippines is a key ally that fought alongside Korea in the Korean War. It was the first Asian country to send combat forces, and Philippine troops were the third ground forces, after the United States and Britain, to enter Korea.
Korea and the Philippines mark the 77th anniversary of diplomatic ties this year. Relations were first officially established on March 3, 1949.
The Korean War Memorial Pylon is a roughly 7-meter (23-feet) triangular pillar, on which the names of 112 Filipino soldiers killed in action during the Korean War are inscribed. Its top bears the United Nations emblem and the national flags of Korea and the Philippines. Hyundai Motor plans to repair the cracks on the structure, correct its discoloration, replace the marble on nearby stairs and ground surfaces and install information boards and symbolic sculptures.
The Peftok Korean War Memorial Hall, inaugurated on March 29, 2012, includes a museum and a library that display and preserve records and historic materials from the war. The building will be repaired and its furnishings replaced, and the government and automaker will also consider additional remodeling to increase the facility's use.
On a larger scale, Hyundai Motor and the ministry will cooperate on preserving and managing overseas sites connected with Korea’s independence movement by reviewing the conditions of memorial facilities for Korean War veterans and overseas independence movement sites, revitalizing the spaces and exploring ways to create new ones.
“Preserving memorial facilities for Korean War veterans and sites tied to the independence movement is a way of passing historic value on to future generations,” said a Hyundai Motor Group representative.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY KO SUK-HYUN [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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