South Korea, the US, and Japan jointly called on North Korea to immediately reconsider its satellite launch plans, as they contravene pertinent UN Security Council resolutions.
The visit will follow US President Joe Biden's signing of an executive order on Aug 9 to block and regulate American high-tech investment in China.
However, the envoy noted that the country’s officials should not “escalate” the problem, and that the Philippine government should still reach out to China as much as it can.
Seoul and Tokyo also agreed to over five out of seven requests by President Yoon Suk Yeol to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during their summit earlier in July.
It will be the second attempt in three months after it failed to put its first-ever homegrown spy satellite into orbit.
However, the China Coast Guard claimed it had made temporary arrangements for the Philippines to deliver food and necessities on humanitarian grounds.
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President Yoon also said the outcome of a trilateral summit held at Camp David in the US last week will decrease risks and increase opportunities for South Korea.
The drill will include three aircraft and helicopter carriers sailing together in a show of force and undertaking joint drills.