On June 1, 2026, Holy Spirit Monday, Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia, Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and Southeast Asia, and Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi, Administrator of the Philippines and Vietnam Diocese, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Metochion of the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Ostankino, Moscow.
On the same day, the bishops of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Southeast Asia took part in the opening of an exhibition at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in honor of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and the Philippines.
Diplomatic relations between Moscow and Manila were established on June 2, 1976. In anticipation of the 50th anniversary, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs prepared an exhibition of photographs and copies of key documents in the history of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Alexey Gruzdev, and Philippine Ambassador to Russia Igor Bailen addressed the guests with welcoming remarks.
