Hyundai Heavy Industries
A variant of the "Incheon" class was offered by Hyundai Heavy Industries to the Philippines' Department of National Defense for their requirement of two new frigates. On 24 October 2016, the contract to supply two brand new general purpose stealth frigates was signed between the Department of National Defense, represented by Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana, and Hyundai Heavy Industries, represented by its Senior Vice President Mr. Ki Sun Chung, under the presence of officials from the DND, AFP, PN, HHI, and the South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines.