Photo caption: Secretary Lorenzana and Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan before the traditional 5k fun run during the Halifax International Security Forum.

21 November 2017 - Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana led the Philippine Delegation to the 2017 Halifax International Security Forum (HISF) which took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 17 to 19 November 2017. In a panel session on terrorism, Secretary Lorenzana shared the Philippine experience in countering terrorist activities in the Philippines, including the recovery of Marawi from the clutches of local and foreign terrorists who declared loyalty to ISIS.

The HISF is a primary forum to discuss security issues where leading experts from the academe, civil society, and governments who adhere to democratic traditions share their views in both off-the-record and on-the-record sessions. Governments which do not practice liberal democracy are intentionally excluded from the Forum.

Secretary Lorenzana was accompanied by Deputy Chief of Mission Francisco Noel Fernandez III and Minister Eric Gerardo Tamayo from the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa.