MANILA, Philippines — Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) teams from the 525th Combat Engineer Battalion (525CEBn) showcased their capabilities before the Thailand Ministry of Defense (MOD) delegation at the Philippine Army (PA) Headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
In a statement on Friday, the Philippine Army said the event was held on Thursday during Deputy Permanent Secretary for Defense Gen. Tharapong Malakam and the high-level Thai MOD delegation’s visit to the army headquarters where the 525CEBn displayed an array of capabilities in a range of various HADR operations.
Aside from the capability showcase, the delegation also visited the PA museum where the officials were briefed on the Army's 128-year history.
The visit of the Thai delegates was in connection with the 5th Philippines-Thailand Joint Committee on Military Cooperation Meeting hosted by the Department of National Defense. , This news data comes from:http://gangzhifhm.com
PH Army showcases disaster response capabilities before Thai defense officials
The meeting reaffirmed the two armies’ bilateral relations which included discussions on future collaborations promoting military cooperation.
PH Army showcases disaster response capabilities before Thai defense officials
- Sotto willing to testify in Senate probe of flood control anomalies if summoned
- Marcos urged to raise WPS resolution at UN
- 2,000 North Korean troops killed in Russia deployment: Seoul spy agency
- A tale of two cities: San Mateo rejects Manila's trash; Rizal opens landfill to Malabon
- La Niña may return but temperatures will remain high, UN says
- Israel expects 1 million Gazans to flee new offensive
- Napoles guilty in another 'pork barrel' case, sentenced to 55 years in jail
- Argentine police recover Nazi-looted painting spotted in property ad
- Lacson clears air over conflict with Marcoleta on flood control probe
- Inflation up 1.5% in August
